Mabinogi and Other Medieval Welsh Tales

Informationen zum Autor Patrick K. Ford  is the Margaret Brooks Robinson Professor Emeritus of Celtic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University. Klappentext “[Patrick K. Ford’s] style is fluent and follows a careful line that avoids archaisms on one hand and modern idioms on the other. . . . [A book for] the general reader and for university classes.”— Western Folklore “Ford has made a useful contribution in this book, which will not only be readable for undergraduates but hopefully will help keep alive this fascinating body of narratives.”— The Journal of American Folklore Zusammenfassung The four stories that make up the  Mabinogi,  along with three additional tales from the same tradition, form this collection and compose the core of the ancient Welsh mythological cycle. Included are only those stories that have remained unadulterated by the influence of the French Arthurian romances, providing a rare, authentic selection of the finest works in medieval Celtic literature. This landmark edition translated by Patrick K. Ford is a literary achievement of the highest order. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction Select Bibliography Pwyll! Prince of Dyfed Branwen daughter of Llyr Manawydan son of Llyr Math son of Mathonwy Lludd and Lleuelys Culhwch and Olwen The Tale of Gwion Bach and The Tale of Taliesin Appendix: Cad Goddeu Glossary A Guide to Pronunciation Index of Proper Names

Product details

• Authors: Patrick K. Ford
• Assisted by: Patrick K. Ford (Editor), Ford Patrick K. (Editor), Patrick K. Ford (Translation), Ford Patrick K. (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9780520309586
• ISBN: 978-0-520-30958-6
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: World literature in translation
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Wales, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, Folklore, myths & legends, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Wales / Cymru