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The Mabinogion
- Narrator
- Gwyneth Keyworth
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 24 February 2022
- Run Time
- 9 hours 17 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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Drawing on myth, folklore and history, the stories of the Mabinogion passed from generations of storytellers before they were written down in the thirteenth century in the form we know.
Set in dual realms of the forests and valleys of Wales and the shadowy otherworld, the tales are permeated by a dreamlike atmosphere. In 'Math Son of Mathonwy' two brothers plot to carry off the virginal Goewin, while in 'Manawydan Son of Ll^yr' a chieftain roams throughout Britain after a spell is cast over his land. And King Arthur's court provides the backdrop to tales such as 'How Culhwch Won Olwen', in which a young man must complete many tasks before he can marry a giant's daughter.
© Translation copyright Jeffrey Gantz 1976 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
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Details
- Narrator
- Gwyneth Keyworth
- Duration
- 9 hours 17 minutes
- Release Date
- 24 February 2022
- ISBN
- 9780241568354
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Folklore studies / Study of myth
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.Drawing on myth, folklore and history, the stories of the Mabinogion passed from generations of storytellers before they were written down in the thirteenth century in the form we know.Set in dual realms of the forests and valleys of Wales and the shadowy otherworld, the tales are permeated by a dreamlike atmosphere. In 'Math Son of Mathonwy' two brothers plot to carry off the virginal Goewin, while in 'Manawydan Son of Ll^yr' a chieftain roams throughout Britain after a spell is cast over his land. And King Arthur's court provides the backdrop to tales such as 'How Culhwch Won Olwen', in which a young man must complete many tasks before he can marry a giant's daughter.© Translation copyright Jeffrey Gantz 1976 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
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