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McKenna, Catherine, “Cyfarwydd as poet in the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi”, North American Journal of Celtic Studies 1:2 (November, 2017): 107–120.

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McKenna (Catherine)

Article

“Cyfarwydd as poet in the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi”

Periodical

North American Journal of Celtic Studies 1:2 (2017)

Eska, Joseph F. (ed.), North American Journal of Celtic Studies 1:1–2 (May-November, 2017), Ohio State University Press.

Volume

1

Pages

107–120

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Abstract (cited)

On two occasions in the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi, the figure of Gwydion presents himself in a court as a poet and provides entertainment, presumably in prose, in the form of cyfarwyddyd, a term that has been variously interpreted as ‘stories’ and ‘lore’. Little attention has been paid, however, to the episode in which Gwydion actually composes and recites poetry, the three englynion that he addresses to his nephew Lleu. This article examines those englynion—their vocabulary, function, and effect—and discusses the possible intentions of the Fourth Branch author in representing the magician Gwydion as an accomplished poet.

Subjects and topics

Headings

early and medieval Welsh poetry

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Language

Lexical itemSingle words, morphemes or phrases.

Welsh cyfarwydd

History, society and culture

Agents

Gwydion fab DônGwydion fab Dôn

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