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The Mabinogion
Lady Charlotte Guest
其他書名
From the Welsh of the Llyfr Coch O Hergest (the Red Book of Hergest) in the Library of Jesus College, Oxford
出版
Independently Published
, 2020-09-16
主題
History / General
ISBN
9798686878136
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=LkK7zgEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
The Mabinogion is a cycle of Welsh legends collected in the Red Book of Hergest, a manuscript which is in the library of Oxford University. They are the earliest prose stories of the literature of Britain and were compiled in Middle Welsh in the 12th-13th centuries from earlier oral traditions. The stories offer drama, philosophy, romance, tragedy, fantasy and humour, and were created by various narrators over time. Mabinogion means 'tales of youth'; Lady Guest appropriated it as the title of this book, and The Mabinogion is now used as the name of the entire collection. The stories are based on historical characters and incidents from the dark ages in Wales and environs, embellished with supernatural and folklore elements. Throughout there are echoes of primordial Celtic mythology and folklore, including the ancient gods and goddesses.