The Mabinogion

Übersetzer: Davies, Sioned

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Reissue
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. April 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 139mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 426g
• ISBN-13: 9780198815242
• ISBN-10: 0198815247
• Artikelnr.: 49787702

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Translator's Note
Guide to Pronunciation
Select Bibliography
Map: The Wales of theMabinogion
THE MABINOGION
The First Branch of the Mabinogi
The Second Branch of the Mabinogi
The Third Branch of the Mabinogi
The First Branch of the Mabinogi
Peredur son of Efrog
The Dream of the Emperor Maxen
Lludd and Llefelys
The Lady of the Well
Geraint son of Erbin
How Culhwch won Olwen
Rhonabwy's Dream
Explanatory Notes
Glossary of Personal Names
Glossary of Place-Names