Rivals of Dafydd ap Gwilym

By Giles Watson

The fourteenth century Welsh bard, Dafydd ap Gwilym, left a lasting impression on the poetry of his age: verse which often addressed preoccupations we still share today. This collection includes love poems, a lament for a felled tree, extravagant praises for wealthy patrons - including the Welsh freedom-fighter Owain Glyndŵr - scurrilous satires on friars, newfangled harps and prickly beards, a curse on a violent husband, and Gwerful Mechain's unapologetically explicit song of praise for her own genitals. Giles Watson's lively reinterpretations in modern English give a strong impression of the vivacity and daring of the originals. Some of the poems contain explicit language, reflecting the earthy humour of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1326900455
• ISBN13: 9781326900458
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"