{"title":"Jenny Rowland","description":"\u003cp\u003eDelve into the evocative worlds crafted by Jenny Rowland, where heartfelt emotion meets compelling storytelling. Ideal for readers seeking poignant narratives and relatable characters. Browse her works to discover your next favourite read.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"early-welsh-saga-poetry-book-jenny-rowland-9780859912754","title":"Early Welsh Saga Poetry","description":"The early Welsh Saga Englynion are lyric poems in character, long presumed to be the poetic remains of lost stories, told in a mixture of prose and verse. Three main cycles survive, centred on the figures of Llywarch Hen, who loses all his sons in his vicarious quest for glory; Unrien Rheged, a king unwillingly betrayed by his follower and kinsman; and Heledd, the sole survivor of an English invasion of her country. There are also many non-cyclicalpoems of the same type with other narrator figures such as the leper of Abercuawg. The best poems display considerable artistry and emotional intensity.  The critical discussion of the saga Englynion seeks to restore the lost narrative background by careful reading of internal indications and by comparative study. The growth, nature and artistry of each cycle is fully explored, as well as how each relates to the larger corpus. Relevant early Welsh traditions and history are also cited.  This is the first full edition of the saga Englynion since Sir Ifor Williams's Canu Llywarch Hen, and uses two additional manuscript copies. Full translations make the work accessible to a wider audience.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51008734920977,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51008737673489,"sku":"NIN9780859912754","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52472399200529,"sku":"NLS9780859912754","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0859912752.jpg?v=1751297798"},{"product_id":"selection-of-early-welsh-saga-poems-book-jenny-rowland-9781907322631","title":"A Selection of Early Welsh Saga Poems","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51055372468497,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51055375253777,"sku":"NIN9781907322631","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52346234700049,"sku":"NLS9781907322631","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1907322639.jpg?v=1750964917"},{"product_id":"selection-of-early-welsh-saga-poems-book-jenny-rowland-9781907322754","title":"A Selection of Early Welsh Saga Poems","description":"The saga englynion are among the most appealing medieval Welsh poems. Despite some difficulties, their style is generally direct and their contents interesting to modern readers. In these poems the anonymous poets speak as characters from story. The full narrative setting has been lost, but enough can be reconstructed to appreciate the poetry. This selection includes dramatic dialogues and monologues exploring the acceptable limits of heroism. The old warrior, Llywarch Hen, mourns his sons' death in battle and his lonely old age full of regrets. Heledd, the only major female character in the saga poetry, laments the loss of her family and her country to the invading English. A Selection of Early Welsh Saga Poems, the fifth volume of the Library of Medieval Welsh Literature Series, presents edited texts from the main manuscripts. The introduction offers a guide to interpretation, dating, and metrics, while a full glossary and explanatory notes make these poems readily accessible to the reader. Jenny Rowland is a senior lecturer in Welsh and Celtic at University College Dublin.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51055391834385,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51055394357521,"sku":"NIN9781907322754","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52344927158545,"sku":"NLS9781907322754","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53566096343313,"sku":"GOR012976491","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1907322752.jpg?v=1751249931"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-jenny-rowland.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}