Darogan : prophecy, lament and absent heroes in medieval welsh literature
Literature, Medieval Welsh literature LITERARY CRITICISM Criticism, interpretation, etc sähkökirjat
University of Wales Press
2013
EISBN 9780708326770
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Prophecy, apocalypse and return; Praise, lament and silence; Manuscripts, multilingualism and fragmentation; Rhys Fardd, ventriloquy and pseudonymity; Conclusion: History split and promises unmade; Appendix 1: Manuscripts containing darogan; Appendix 2: Tables of manuscripts and their contents; Appendix 3: Prophecies of Rhys Fardd in pre-c.1540manuscripts; Appendix 4: Bilingual manuscripts containing prophetic material; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover.
This book focuses on the prophetic poetry and prose of the earliest Welsh-language manuscripts, exploring the complexity of a literary tradition simultaneously apocalyptic, eschatological, multilingual, nationalist and interethnic.
This book focuses on the prophetic poetry and prose of the earliest Welsh-language manuscripts, exploring the complexity of a literary tradition simultaneously apocalyptic, eschatological, multilingual, nationalist and interethnic.
