Book description
Drawing on myth, folklore and history, the stories of the Mabinogion
passed from generations of storytellers before they were written down
in the thirteenth century in the form we know.
Set in dual realms of the forests and valleys of Wales and the
shadowy otherworld, the tales are permeated by a dreamlike atmosphere.
In 'Math Son of Mathonwy' two brothers plot to carry off the virginal
Goewin, while in 'Manawydan Son of Ll^yr' a chieftain roams throughout
Britain after a spell is cast over his land. And King Arthur's court
provides the backdrop to tales such as 'How Culhwch Won Olwen', in
which a young man must complete many tasks before he can marry a
giant's daughter.
Jeffrey Gantz lives in Massachusetts, where he works as a newspaper
editor and journalist. An expert in Celtic languages and literature, he
has also translated Early Irish Myths and Sagas for Penguin Classics.
