The Science of Fairy Tales
The Science of Fairy Tales

Author: Edwin Sidney Hartland

Publisher: The Floating Press

Published: 2012-06-01

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 1775458423

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Selkie, wee people, elves, fauns, mogwai -- no matter what you call them, virtually every cultural tradition has created a type of being that is analogous to the Western concept of the fairy. In this fascinating analysis, scholar Edwin Sidney Hartland delves into the inner workings of the ubiquitous fairy myth and traces its impact across many cultures.

Historical Texts from Medieval Wales
Historical Texts from Medieval Wales

Author: Patricia Williams

Publisher: MHRA

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 1907322604

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Historical Works from Medieval Wales is the fourth volume in The Library of Medieval Welsh Literature series. It introduces readers to the genre of medieval Welsh historical texts on the basis of a broad selection of annotated passages, which range from an account of the legendary origin of Britain to the fall of the last native prince. Each passage is preceded by an introductory paragraph indicating the source and relating it to its wider historical and literary context. The selections are accompanied by a substantial introduction, extensive linguistic notes, and a full glossary. The introduction discusses gemeral features of medieval historiography, as well as the manuscripts and edited works from which the excerpts have been taken. The second part of the introduction contains a detailed description of the language (orthography, morphology and syntax) employed in the selected passages. The volume aims to make Middle Welsh historical texts accessible to third level students whose first language is not Welsh, but can also be used and enjoyed by native speakers of Welsh, students and interested readers, who are interested in an overall view of historical texts from medieval Wales. Patricia Williams is a retired lecturer in Welsh language and literature at the University of Manchester.

Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards
Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards

Author: Evan Evans

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2021-04-25

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13:

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"Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards" is a collection of poems by the Welsh literature critic Evan Evans. Evans offers the poems with explanatory notes on the historical passages, and a short account of men and places mentioned by the bards. They were sourced from a manuscript of the learned Dr. Davies, author of the Welsh Dictionary, which he had transcribed from an ancient volume which was written, partly in Edward the Second and Third's times, and partly in Henry the Fifth's, containing the works of all the Bards from the Conquest to the death of Llewelyn, the famed Welsh Ruler.