Keltologisches Kolloquium: David Callander
Prophecy and Voice: the Middle Welsh Dialogue of Merlin and and his sister Gwenddydd and its afterlife in the 16th century
This paper illuminates the latest developments of the “Merlin Project”, a project led by Welsh scholars to study in detail and edit all Welsh poems in the voice of Merlin up to the year 1800. Seven Middle Welsh prophetic poems survive which are at least partially in the voice of Merlin. They are an important source for the Merlin legend and have an interesting and not yet fully explained relationship to the works of Geoffrey of Monmouth. This paper studies in particular the little-known dialogue between Merlin and his sister Gwenddydd, in the earliest manuscripts and also as part of the early modern Chronicle of Elis Gruffydd.
This paper illuminates the latest developments of the “Merlin Project”, a project led by Welsh scholars to study in detail and edit all Welsh poems in the voice of Merlin up to the year 1800. Seven Middle Welsh prophetic poems survive which are at least partially in the voice of Merlin. They are an important source for the Merlin legend and have an interesting and not yet fully explained relationship to the works of Geoffrey of Monmouth. This paper studies in particular the little-known dialogue between Merlin and his sister Gwenddydd, in the earliest manuscripts and also as part of the early modern Chronicle of Elis Gruffydd.
Time
Tuesday, 02.07.24 - 06:00 PM
Topic
Keltologisches Kolloquium
Speaker
David Callander
Target groups
All interested
Location
Rabinstr. 8
Room
Konferenzraum 02-025
Reservation
not required
Organizer
Keltologie Bonn
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