Project Gutenberg 2004-12-02 Public domain in the USA. 278 Graves, Alfred Perceval 1846 1931 Graves, A. P. (Alfred Perceval) 18026405 A Celtic Psaltery Being Mainly Renderings in English Verse from Irish & Welsh Poetry Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Ted Garvin, Leah Moser, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Celtic Psaltery" by Alfred Perceval Graves is a collection of English verse renderings from Irish and Welsh poetry, written during the early 20th century. This extraordinary compilation connects the modern reader to the rich cultural and spiritual heritage of Celtic traditions, focusing on religious and serious themes from early Irish and Welsh literature. The opening of the work introduces the dedication to David Lloyd George, the Prime Minister of Great Britain and Ireland, and outlines the contents of the volume. Graves explains that the first half features translations from Irish poetry, which explore the emergence of Christianity and its impact on early Irish spirituality. He highlights notable figures such as King Cormac and various saints, providing insights into their teachings and poetic expressions, often rich with humor and wisdom. The discussion of metrical forms and the challenges Graves faced in translation indicates his dedication to preserving the spirit and musicality of the original texts, providing a thoughtful context for the poems that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Welsh poetry -- Translations into English Religious poetry, Celtic Irish poetry -- Translations into English PB Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 451619 441242 2024-10-06T11:52:41.164236 2023-10-06T12:12:54.249765 text/html text/html 426496 2020-12-18T19:44:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 103803 2020-12-18T19:44:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 184463 2024-10-06T11:53:01.227102 application/epub+zip 187033 2024-10-06T11:52:47.299200 application/epub+zip 184563 2024-10-06T11:52:44.611225 application/epub+zip 445684 2024-10-06T11:53:09.533088 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318304 2024-10-06T11:52:57.771174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313474 2022-09-07T15:12:14.469684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203329 203241 2024-10-06T11:52:38.482239 2023-10-06T12:12:51.707745 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 203057 2020-12-18T19:44:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 83051 2020-12-18T19:44:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 203069 2020-12-18T19:44:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 83017 2020-12-18T19:44:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21798 2024-10-06T11:53:09.691091 application/rdf+xml 12936 2024-10-06T11:52:45.287197 image/jpeg 3462 2024-10-06T11:52:44.948194 image/jpeg 173005 2024-10-06T11:52:41.187261 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia