Project Gutenberg 2010-06-10 Public domain in the USA. 253 Evans, Evan 1731 1788 Jenkins, John 1821 1896 18004755 Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards Transcribed from the [1862] John Pryse, Llanidloes edition by David Price "Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards" by Evan Evans is a collection of translations and historical notes on ancient Welsh poetry, likely written in the late 18th century. This work aims to introduce the audience to the rich poetic heritage of Wales by translating verses from celebrated bards and providing context around their significance. It highlights themes of valor, heritage, and love, often revolving around historical figures and events from Welsh history. The opening of this collection focuses on the preface and introduction, wherein Evan Evans explains his motivations for presenting the works of the Welsh bards to an English-speaking audience. He acknowledges the difficulties of translating these poems due to the changes in the Welsh language over the centuries and expresses a deep respect for the original works, which celebrate the heroic deeds and virtues of prominent figures in Welsh history. Evans emphasizes the necessity of preserving these ancient voices, even as their meanings risk being lost to time. Overall, the beginning sets the stage for a body of work intended to bridge cultural gaps and honor the poetic legacy of Wales. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Welsh poetry -- Translations into English Welsh poetry -- To 1550 PB Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 510421 510322 2024-09-14T04:31:50.279904 2023-09-14T09:26:25.660904 text/html text/html 515683 2010-06-10T16:58:10 text/html 187730 2010-06-10T17:02:10 text/html application/zip 263022 2024-09-14T04:32:03.236820 application/epub+zip 263897 2024-09-14T04:31:53.923910 application/epub+zip 263897 2024-09-14T04:31:51.944917 application/epub+zip 515872 2024-09-14T04:32:08.360814 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457128 2024-09-14T04:32:00.742865 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457354 2022-09-15T06:15:00.858519 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433276 2024-09-14T04:31:48.808881 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 437808 2010-06-10T16:55:37 text/plain; charset=utf-8 176259 2010-06-10T17:02:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 433071 2010-06-10T17:02:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 173304 2010-06-10T17:02:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20285 2024-09-14T04:32:08.512794 application/rdf+xml 18107 2024-09-14T04:31:52.339876 image/jpeg 3949 2024-09-14T04:31:52.142881 image/jpeg 248698 2024-09-14T04:31:50.319041 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