Author

Anne McConney

Date of Award

5-1-1979

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

English

Abstract

In the Red Book of Hergest, one of the so-called "Four Ancient-Books of Wales," there are one hundred and seven short stanzas that tell the story of an early prince of Powys named Cynddylan, of his last battle and death, and of the grief of those who survived the burning of his fortress, Pengwern. It is a terse poem, telling in fine-honed imagery of a firelit world, brutal and bright and childlike, detailing the movements of pain and the ragged perimeters of survival in verse as lucid as water.

Comments

A Thesis Presented to the Department of English and the Faculty of the Graduate College University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts. Copyright 1979 Anne McConney.

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