The Book of Taliesin

Author: Rowan Williams
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141396946
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
The great work of Welsh literature, translated in full for the first time in over 100 years by two of its country's foremost poets Tennyson portrayed him, and wrote at least one poem under his name. Robert Graves was fascinated by what he saw as his work's connection to a lost world of deeply buried folkloric memory. He is a shapeshifter; a seer; a chronicler of battles fought, by sword and with magic, between the ancient kingdoms of the British Isles; a bridge between old Welsh mythologies and the new Christian theology; a 6th-century Brythonic bard; and a legendary collective project spanning the centuries up to The Book of Taliesin's compilation in 14th-century North Wales. He is, above all, no single 'he'. The figure of Taliesin is a mystery. But of the variety and quality of the poems written under his sign, of their power as exemplars of the force of ecstatic poetic imagination, and of the fascinating window they offer us onto a strange and visionary world, there can be no question. In the first volume to gather all of the poems from The Book of Taliesin since 1915, Gwyneth Lewis and Rowan Williams's accessible translation makes these outrageous, arrogant, stumbling and joyful poems available to a new generation of readers.

The Song of Taliesin

Author: John Matthews
Publisher: Quest Books
ISBN: 9780835608022
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 254

Book Description
Presents a collection of tales in the style of the half-mythical, half-historical bard Taliesin.

The Tale of Taliesin

Author: Gwyn Thomas
Publisher: Victor Gollancz
ISBN: 9780575053397
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 64

Book Description
A retelling of the Welsh legends about Gwion, a peasant lad who accidentally drank three drops from a witch's brew and was reborn as Taliesin, the great Welsh poet. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.

The Mabinogi and Other Medieval Welsh Tales

Author: Patrick K. Ford
Publisher: University of California Press
ISBN: 0520309588
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
The four stories that make up the Mabinogi, along with three additional tales from the same tradition, form this collection and compose the core of the ancient Welsh mythological cycle. Included are only those stories that have remained unadulterated by the influence of the French Arthurian romances, providing a rare, authentic selection of the finest works in medieval Celtic literature. This landmark edition translated by Patrick K. Ford is a literary achievement of the highest order.

Taliesin

Author: John Matthews
Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
ISBN: 9780892818693
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 378

Book Description
Taliesin, Chief Bard of Britain and Celtic shaman, was a historical figure who lived in Wales during the latter half of the sixth century. His verse is established as a direct precursor to the Arthurian Legends--and Taliesin himself, is said to be the direct forebear to Merlin. The author presents completely new translations of Taliesin's major poems in their entirety, uncovering the meanings behind these great works for the first time.

Taliesin

Author: Stephen R. Lawhead
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061802328
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 500

Book Description
A magnificent epic of cataclysmic upheaval and heroic love in a breathless age of mythic wonders It was a time of legend, when the last shadows of the mighty Roman conqueror faded from the captured Isle of Britain. While, across a vast sea, bloody war shattered a peace that had flourished for two thousand years in the doomed kingdom of Atlantis. From the award-winning author of THE DRAGON KING TRILOGY comes a majestic tale of breathtaking scope and haunting beauty. It is the remarkable adventure of Charis—the courageous princess from Atlantis who escapes the terrible devastation of her land—and of the fabled seer and druid prince Taliesin, singer at the dawn of the age. A story of an incomparable love that joins two astonishing worlds amid the fires of chaos, and spawns the miracles of Merlin . . . and Arthur the king! TALIESIN “Reminiscent of C. S. Lewis . . . Highly recommended.” —Library Journal

The Mabinogi and Other Medieval Welsh Tales

Author: Patrick K. Ford
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520974662
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Welsh Legends and Folk-tales

Author:
Publisher: Dyfed Lloyd Evans
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 246

Book Description

Arthur

Author: Stephen R. Lawhead
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0310205077
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 500

Book Description
In a forgotten age of chaos and darkness, a magnificent king arose to light the land. He was Arthur, Pendragon of the Island of the Mighty who would rise to power in a Britain torn by violence and would usher in a glorious reign of peace. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Taliesin's Journey

Author: Mark Martin
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1471641449
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 284

Book Description
"Never turn your back on a dragon."When he sets out to find a cure for his father, Taliesin didn't expect to need advice on how to handle dragons. But then he didn't expect to have to fight wolves or creatures of the forest either."They're not our problem"If he'd paid attention to his friend John's advice he wouldn't have found himself on the run with a fugitive from a powerful Norman baron."Keep to the road"If only he'd taken that advice he'd have had a few uneventful days away with John with nothing to show for it but sore feet. Instead he found himself dealing with bandits and unpredictable warlords.But then, if he'd taken all the advice he was given he wouldn't have found out that he wasn't just any ordinary eleven year old boy and learnt to see the world from a whole new perspective.