Red Hearts and Roses? - Welsh Valentine Songs and Poems

This volume presents the story of the saint who gave his name to the festival of lovers, Saint Valentine, known in Wales as Sant Ffolant, focusing specifically on the Welsh poetry written over the centuries on the feast day of Saint Valentine in mid-February.

Summary

This volume presents the story of the saint who gave his name to the festival of lovers, Saint Valentine, known in Wales as Sant Ffolant, focusing specifically on the Welsh poetry written over the centuries on the feast day of Saint Valentine in mid-February.

Product details

• Authors: Rhiannon Ifans
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781786833716
• ISBN: 978-1-78683-371-6
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Wales, Songs, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, Welsh, POETRY / Anthologies (multiple authors), POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Love & Erotica, Poems, Folklore, myths & legends, Valentine, Red, Literary studies: poetry & poets, hearts, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Roses?