The Mabinogion
$22.76
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
1 January 1977
Summary
Dreamlike Welsh tales from the thirteenth century
Drawing on myth, folklore and history, the stories of the Mabinogion passed from generations of storytellers before they were written down in the thirteenth century in the form we know.
Set in dual realms of the forests and valleys of Wales and the shadowy otherworld, the tales are permeated by a dreamlike atmosphere. In ‘Math Son of Mathonwy’ two brothers plot to carry off the virginal Goewin, while in ‘Manawydan Son of Ll^yr’…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140443226 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140443223 |
| Author: | Jeffrey Gantz, Anonymous |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 January 1977 |
| Weight: | 242g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 21mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Jeffrey Gantz
Jeffrey Gantz lives in Massachusetts, where he works as a newspaper editor and journalist. An expert in Celtic languages and literature, he has also translated Early Irish Myths and Sagas for Penguin Classics.
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