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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464922103321

Autore

Jones Aled Llion

Titolo

Darogan : prophecy, lament and absent heroes in medieval Welsh literature / / Aled Llion Jones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cardiff : , : University of Wales Press, , 2013

ISBN

0-7083-2677-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (343 p.)

Disciplina

891.6609001

Soggetti

Literature, Medieval - History and criticism

Welsh literature - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.