Selections from Ystorya Bown o Hamtwn
Distributed for University of Wales Press
This volume provides edited selections, together with an introduction, notes, and glossary, from the lengthy and entertaining thirteenth-century Welsh epic, Ystorya Bown o Hamtwn. A hugely popular tale, Ystorya Bown is drawn from the Anglo-Norman epic Geste de Boeve de Haumtone (which was itself translated not only into Welsh, but also Middle English, Old Norse, and Early Modern Irish), and it relays a story of heroic Christian fortitude that offers contemporary readers fascinating insights into its cultural transmission and the worldview of its audiences.
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
Selections from Ystorya Bown o Hamtwn
Manuscript readings and variants
Notes on the text
Glossary
Personal Names and Places
Bibliography
Literature and Literary Criticism: British and Irish Literature
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