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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
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Rivals of Dafydd ap Gwilym

Rivals of Dafydd ap Gwilym

Watson, Giles

Paperback

General Poetry

ISBN10: 1326900455
ISBN13: 9781326900458
Publisher: Lulu Pr
Published: Dec 24 2016
Pages: 56
Weight: 0.17
Height: 0.12 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English
The fourteenth century Welsh bard, Dafydd ap Gwilym, left a lasting impression on the poetry of his age: verse which often addressed preoccupations we still share today. This collection includes love poems, a lament for a felled tree, extravagant praises for wealthy patrons - including the Welsh freedom-fighter Owain Glyndŵr - scurrilous satires on friars, newfangled harps and prickly beards, a curse on a violent husband, and Gwerful Mechain's unapologetically explicit song of praise for her own genitals. Giles Watson's lively reinterpretations in modern English give a strong impression of the vivacity and daring of the originals. Some of the poems contain explicit language, reflecting the earthy humour of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

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