The Mabinogion

ISBN-13: 9780198815242 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 336 str.

Sioned Davies

Opis

The Mabinogion is one of the great epics of medieval literature. Weaving together Celtic mythology and Arthurian romance, the eleven Welsh tales include stories of dragons and giants, kings and heroes, and shape-shifters and magicians. This lively translation re-invests the tales with the power of performance.

Recenzje

Davies's prose is stark and fierce, the laconic dialogue spine-tingling, and she makes the page sing. Marina Warner, The Independent

O autorze

Sioned Davies is Chair of Welsh at Cardiff University. Her special interest is the interplay between literacy and the oral tradition, together with the performance aspects of medieval Welsh narrative. Her publications include Crefft y Cyfarwydd, a study of narrative techniques in the Mabinogion, The Four Branches of the Mabinogi, and a co-edited volume, The Horse in Celtic Culture: Medieval Welsh Perspectives.