The Mabinogion, Volume 1
by Anonymous
'The Mabinogion, Volume 1' Summary
The name first appears in 1795 in William Owen Pughe's translation of Pwyll in the journal Cambrian Register under the title "The Mabinogion, or Juvenile Amusements, being Ancient Welsh Romances." The name appears to have been current among Welsh scholars of the London-Welsh Societies and the regional eisteddfodau in Wales. It was inherited as the title by the first publisher of the complete collection, Lady Charlotte Guest. The form mabynnogyon occurs once at the end of the first of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi in one manuscript. It is now generally agreed that this one instance was a mediaeval scribal error which assumed 'mabinogion' was the plural of 'mabinogi,' which is already a Welsh plural occurring correctly at the end of the remaining three branches.
The word mabinogi itself is something of a puzzle, although clearly derived from the Welsh mab, which means "son, boy, young person". Eric P. Hamp of the earlier school traditions in mythology, found a suggestive connection with Maponos "the Divine Son", a Gaulish deity. Mabinogi properly applies only to the Four Branches, which is a tightly organised quartet very likely by one author, where the other seven are so very diverse (see below). Each of these four tales ends with the colophon "thus ends this branch of the Mabinogi" (in various spellings), hence the name.
Book Details
Language
EnglishOriginal Language
WelshPublished In
Author
Anonymous
Unknown
An anonymous author is a writer who has chosen to keep their identity hidden from their readers. The reasons for this decision can vary, and may include political or social persecution, personal priva...
More on AnonymousDownload eBooks
Listen/Download Audiobook
- Select Speed
Related books
Shakespeare Monologues Collection vol. 07 by William Shakespeare
This is the seventh collection of monologues from Shakespeare’s plays. Containing 20 parts. William Shakespeare (April 26, 1564 – April 23, 1616) re...
Stories without Tears by Barry Pain
Imagine a world where stories are told without tears, where laughter and joy reign supreme. Stories Without Tears is a collection of humorous short s...
The Yellow Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
Published in 1894, The Yellow Fairy Book is the fourth installment in the series of fairytale collections known as Andrew Lang's “Coloured” Fairy Book...
The Happy Prince and Other Tales by Oscar Wilde
The Happy Prince and Other Tales (sometimes called The Happy Prince and Other Stories) is a collection of stories for children by Oscar Wilde first pu...
Stories of Ships and the Sea by Jack London
5 Exciting short stories by one of Americas best story tellers
At The Sign of The Greedy Pig by Charles S. Brooks
In the heart of a quaint, sleepy village, hidden away from the prying eyes of the modern world, lies "At The Sign of The Greedy Pig" by Charles S. Bro...
Stories from Pentamerone by Giambattiste Basile
The Pentamerone is a seventeenth-century fairy tale collection by Italian poet and courtier Giambattista Basile.
The Conjure Woman by Charles Chesnutt
The Conjure Woman is a collection of short stories by African-American fiction writer, essayist, and activist Charles W. Chesnutt. First published in...
Cabbages and Kings by O. Henry
Cabbages and Kings is a 1904 novel made up of interlinked short stories, written by O. Henry and set in a fictitious Central American country called t...
Rain by W. Somerset Maugham
"Rain" is a short story by the British writer W. Somerset Maugham. It was originally published as "Miss Thompson" in the April 1921 issue of the Ameri...
Reviews for The Mabinogion, Volume 1
No reviews posted or approved, yet...