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The Mabinogion
- Author
- Folktales (various)
- Narrator
- James Cameron Stewart
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 31 July 2018
- Run Time
- 11 hours 14 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Celtic mythology, Arthurian romance, and an intriguing interpretation of British history—these are just some of the themes embraced by the anonymous authors of the eleven tales that make up the Welsh medieval masterpiece known as The Mabinogion. They tell of Gwydion the shape-shifter, who can create a woman out of flowers; of Math the magician whose feet must lie in the lap of a virgin; of hanging a pregnant mouse and hunting a magical boar. Dragons, witches, and giants live
alongside kings and heroes, and quests of honor, revenge, and love are set against the backdrop of a country struggling to retain its independence.
Sioned Davies's lively translation re-creates the storytelling world of medieval Wales and reinvests the tales with the power of performance.
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Details
- Author
- Folktales (various)
- Narrator
- James Cameron Stewart
- Duration
- 11 hours 14 minutes
- Release Date
- 31 July 2018
- ISBN
- 9781977388018
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction, Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales
Synopsis
Then they took the flowers of the oak, and the flowers of the broom, and the flowers of the meadowsweet, and from those they conjured up the fairest and most beautiful maiden that anyone had ever seen.Celtic mythology, Arthurian romance, and an intriguing interpretation of British history—these are just some of the themes embraced by the anonymous authors of the eleven tales that make up the Welsh medieval masterpiece known as The Mabinogion. They tell of Gwydion the shape-shifter, who can create a woman out of flowers; of Math the magician whose feet must lie in the lap of a virgin; of hanging a pregnant mouse and hunting a magical boar. Dragons, witches, and giants livealongside kings and heroes, and quests of honor, revenge, and love are set against the backdrop of a country struggling to retain its independence.Sioned Davies's lively translation re-creates the storytelling world of medieval Wales and reinvests the tales with the power of performance.
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