A Selection of Early Welsh Saga Poems

Jenny Rowland

A Selection of Early Welsh Saga Poems

Edited by Jenny Rowland

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MHRA Library of Medieval Welsh Literature 3

Modern Humanities Research Association

1 September 2014

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The saga englynion are among the most appealing medieval Welsh poems. Despite some difficulties, their style is generally direct and their contents interesting to modern readers. In these poems the anonymous poets speak as characters from story. The full narrative setting has been lost, but enough can be reconstructed to appreciate the poetry. This selection includes dramatic dialogues and monologues exploring the acceptable limits of heroism. The old warrior, Llywarch Hen, mourns his sons’ death in battle and his lonely old age full of regrets. Heledd, the only major female character in the saga poetry, laments the loss of her family and her country to the invading English.

A Selection of Early Welsh Saga Poems, the fifth volume of the Library of Medieval Welsh Literature Series, presents edited texts from the main manuscripts. The introduction offers a guide to interpretation, dating, and metrics, while a full glossary and explanatory notes make these poems readily accessible to the reader.

Jenny Rowland is a Senior Lecturer in the College of Arts & Celtic Studies, University College Dublin.

Reviews:

‘A Selection of Early Welsh Saga Poems is a timely introduction to this fascinating genre, and is recommended reading for all beginning and advanced students of early Welsh poetry.’ — Alderik H. Blum, Modern Language Review 111.4, October 2016, 1132-33 (full text online)

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i-iv	Front Matter Jenny Rowland doi:10.2307/j.ctt9qfb96.1	Cite
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v-vi	Table of Contents Jenny Rowland doi:10.2307/j.ctt9qfb96.2	Cite
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vii-viii	Acknowledgments Jenny Rowland doi:10.2307/j.ctt9qfb96.3	Cite
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ix-x	Abbreviations Jenny Rowland doi:10.2307/j.ctt9qfb96.4	Cite
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xi-xiv	Bibliography Jenny Rowland doi:10.2307/j.ctt9qfb96.5	Cite
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xv-xxxii	Introduction Jenny Rowland doi:10.2307/j.ctt9qfb96.6	Cite
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1-3	Texts: I ‘Gwên a Llywarch’ and ‘Marwnad Gwên’ Jenny Rowland doi:10.2307/j.ctt9qfb96.7	Cite
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4-5	II ‘Cân yr Henwr’ Jenny Rowland doi:10.2307/j.ctt9qfb96.8	Cite
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6-15	III Canu Heledd Jenny Rowland doi:10.2307/j.ctt9qfb96.9	Cite
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16-20	IV ‘Llym Awel’ Jenny Rowland doi:10.2307/j.ctt9qfb96.10	Cite
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21-74	NOTES Jenny Rowland doi:10.2307/j.ctt9qfb96.11	Cite
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75-114	Glossary Jenny Rowland doi:10.2307/j.ctt9qfb96.12	Cite
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