An Autumn 1993 Public Television Presentation Starring Anthony Hopkins. Thomas (1913-1981), a prolific and versatile Welsh writer, gave this work the subtitle `An Autobiography of Sorts' an apt description, since it tells more about the author himself than about his life. Many digressions, and digressions from digressions, occur. In these comic episodes he uses a cast of hilarious characters to describe his youth in a south Wales mining valley during the depression of the 1920s and 30s. His varied pursuits provided ample material for his exhilarating anecdotes, full of mordant wit and trenchant observations. ""Not only a vivid introduction to a most entertaining writer but an eloquent version of a narrative which has a more general interest. This narrative, which is also to be found in the novels of the eminent literary critic Raymond Williams, deals with the cultural destiny of the Welsh during this century - bound to stimulate fresh interest in an attractive author and in the literature of his native country."" - Magill Book Reviews.

A few selected exits

Biographies & Memoirs

Thomas, Gwyn

Arts & Literature

Hutchinson

Recreates the primal world of magic and wonder found in ancient Celtic mythology with stories of the gods and goddesses from the Kingdom of the Other World.

Tales from the Mabinogion

Children's Books

CROSSLEY-HOLLAND, KEVIN

Literature & Fiction

Victor Gollancz Limited, London

The Tale of Taliesin

The authors of "Tales from the Mabinogion" present another retelling of Celtic legend. Ceridwen the witch is concerned about her ugly, unpleasant son, Morfran, so she works a spell which should turn him into the world's wisest wizard. Unfortunately, things do not go according to plan.

Victor Gollancz

Atranslated by Gwyn Thomas A collection of 160 poems from the fourteenth century Welsh poet, Dafydd ap Gwilym. The collection includes religious poems, poems about love and sex, the transience of life, and a plethora of inconsequential but sensuous things - sunlight, trees, birds, snow and rain, mirrors and clocks. The translator has leaned more towards an accurate rendering of the poet's meaning and emotional complexity than towards expressing the formal syllabic and rhythmic requirements of medieval Welsh poetry. The poems are briefly annotated, and the translation is accompanied by an introduction to the poet, his historical context and literary techniques.

Dafydd ap Gwilym: His Poems

History & Criticism

University of Wales Press

<p>An Autumn 1993 Public Television Presentation Starring Anthony Hopkins. Thomas (1913-1981), a prolific and versatile Welsh writer, gave this work the subtitle `An Autobiography of Sorts' an apt description, since it tells more about the author himself than about his life. Many digressions, and digressions from digressions, occur. In these comic episodes he uses a cast of hilarious characters to describe his youth in a south Wales mining valley during the depression of the 1920s and 30s. His varied pursuits provided ample material for his exhilarating anecdotes, full of mordant wit and trenchant observations. "Not only a vivid introduction to a most entertaining writer but an eloquent version of a narrative which has a more general interest. This narrative, which is also to be found in the novels of the eminent literary critic Raymond Williams, deals with the cultural destiny of the Welsh during this century - bound to stimulate fresh interest in an attractive author and in the literature of his native country."--Magill Book Reviews.</p>

A Few Selected Exits

Humor & Entertainment

Dufour Editions

All Things Betray Thee

WILLIAMS, RAYMOND

Lawrence and Wishart Ltd.

Stori Dafydd ap Gwilym (Welsh Edition)

Y Lolfa

<p>The story of medieval Welsh poet Dafydd ap Gwilym.</p>

The Story of Dafydd ap Gwilym

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

The story of Madog, the Welshman who discovered America in the 12th century.

Madog, the First White American

Brenin Arthur, Y (Welsh Edition)

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