Author: William Forbes Skene
Publisher:
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Category : Tales
Languages : en
Pages : 564

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Author: Anonymous
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781015401815
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Janet Davies
Publisher: University of Wales Press
ISBN: 1783160209
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 224

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The existence of the Welsh-language can come as a surprise to those who assume that English is the foundation language of Britain. However, J. R. R. Tolkien described Welsh as the 'senior language of the men of Britain'. Visitors from outside Wales may be intrigued by the existence of Welsh and will want to find out how a language which has, for at least fifteen hundred years, been the closest neighbour of English, enjoys such vibrancy, bearing in mind that English has obliterated languages thousands of miles from the coasts of England. This book offers a broad historical survey of Welsh-language culture from sixth-century heroic poetry to television and pop culture in the early twenty-first century. The public status of the language is considered and the role of Welsh is compared with the roles of other of the non-state languages of Europe. This new edition of The Welsh Language offers a full assessment of the implications of the linguistic statistics produced by the 2011 Census. The volume contains maps and plans showing the demographic and geographic spread of Welsh over the ages, charts examining the links between words in Welsh and those in other Indo-European languages, and illustrations of key publications and figures in the history of the language. It concludes with brief guides to the pronunciation, the dialects and the grammar of Welsh.

Author: Paul Russell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780814213223
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 291

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Reading Ovid in Medieval Wales provides the first complete edition and discussion of the earliest surviving fragment of Ovid's Ars amatoria, or The Art of Love, glossed mainly in Latin but also in Old Welsh. This study discusses the significance of the manuscript for classical studies and how it was absorbed into the classical Ovidian tradition.

Author: Alfred Owen Hughes Jarman
Publisher: University of Wales Press
ISBN: 9780708302583
Category : Merlin (Legendary character)
Languages : en
Pages : 86

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Author: Jon Gower
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446417107
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 388

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The Story of Wales is a vibrant portrait of 30,000 years of power, identity and politics. Revisiting major turning points in Welsh history, from its earliest settlements to the present day, Jon Gower re-examines the myths and misconceptions about this glorious country, revealing a people who have reacted with energy and invention to changing times and opportunities. It's a story of political and industrial power, economic and cultural renewal- and a nation of seemingly limitless potential. The Story of Wales is an epic account of Welsh history for a new generation.

Author: Patrick K. Ford
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520974662
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216

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The four stories that make up the Mabinogi, along with three additional tales from the same tradition, form this collection and compose the core of the ancient Welsh mythological cycle. Included are only those stories that have remained unadulterated by the influence of the French Arthurian romances, providing a rare, authentic selection of the finest works in medieval Celtic literature. This landmark edition translated by Patrick K. Ford is a literary achievement of the highest order.

Author: Owen Morgan Edwards
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387024711
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134

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Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Author: William Jenkyn Thomas
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 338

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Author: Sioned Davies
Publisher: Gomer Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96

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