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The 11 tales of the Mabinogion combine Celtic mythology and Arthurian romance. This new translation recreates the storytelling world of medieval Wales and re-invests the tales with the power of performance. - ;Celtic mythology, Arthurian romance, and an intriguing interpretation of British history - these are just some of the themes embraced by the anonymous authors of the eleven tales that make up the Welsh medieval masterpiece known as the Mabinogion. They tell of Gwydion the shape-shifter, who can create a woman out of flowers; of Math the magician whose feet must lie in the lap of a virgin… (más)
Se trata de una colección de leyendas galesas, recopiladas en el siglo XIV, pero la mayor parte de origen muy anterior y, por supuesto, totalmente populares. Muchas son, como cabe suponer, trasposiciones de leyendas que se encuentran en otras culturas, aunque algunas son más originales. En todo caso, un libro curioso y distraído. ( )
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Brothers transformed into animals of both sexes who bring forth children; dead men thrown into a cauldron who rise the next day; a woman created out of flowers, transformed into an owl for infidelity; a king turned into a wild boar for his sins - these are just some of the magical stories that together make up the Mabinogi.
INTRODUCTION (to the Jones/Jones translation) ----------------------------- The eleven prose tales upon which the title 'Mabinogion' has been at once happily and arbitrarily bestowed are among the finest flowerings of the Celtic genius and, taken together, a masterpiece of our medieval European literature.
The eleven stories known as the Mabinogion are among the finest flowerings of the Celtic genius and, taken together, a masterpiece of our medieval European literature.
Introduction (Gwyn Jones and Thomas Jones, Everyman Library, ed.).
This translation of the Mabinogion into English appeared in Everyman's Library, with some revision of the original Golden Cockerel text and an expanded introduction, just twenty-five years ago.
Pwyll prince of Dyfed was lord over the seven cantrefs of Dyfed; and once upon a time he was at Arberth, a chief court of his, and it came into his head and heart to go a-hunting.
Pwyll prince of Dyfed (Everyman Library, 1975 ed.).
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And he ruled it from that time forth prosperously, he and his prowess and valour continuing with fame and renown for him and for Enid from that time forth.
Gereint son of Erbin (Everyman Library, 1975 ed.).
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Please do not combine incomplete works, such as The Mabinogion (Phoenix 60p paperbacks), which contains only two tales.
There are two "Alan Lee" Mabinogions. The original, which used the Everyman text, translated by Gwyn Jones and Thomas Jones, was published by Dragon's Dream. The second, which used Lady Charlotte Guest's translation, was published by Voyager/HarperCollins. See also LT entry for the Mabinogion by Lady Charlotte Guest.
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The 11 tales of the Mabinogion combine Celtic mythology and Arthurian romance. This new translation recreates the storytelling world of medieval Wales and re-invests the tales with the power of performance. - ;Celtic mythology, Arthurian romance, and an intriguing interpretation of British history - these are just some of the themes embraced by the anonymous authors of the eleven tales that make up the Welsh medieval masterpiece known as the Mabinogion. They tell of Gwydion the shape-shifter, who can create a woman out of flowers; of Math the magician whose feet must lie in the lap of a virgin
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