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Tales from the Mabinogion
A retelling of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi for children by Gwyn Thomas.
Fury of Past Time
'Leeworthy set out to write a biography which fully reflects the complexity of Thomas' life, especially foregrounding 'the political character of Gwyn's character and creative output' but he does so much more, expanding the reader's knowledge by giving us not just the life but also the times... This punchy portrait of a real Welsh literary heavyweight hits home with the brutal realism of Thomas' jabbing prose and mordant wit.' – Jon Gower, Nation.Cymru 'Fury of Past Time is a model of its kind. An immense amount of research has gone into this biography, which will be the standard work on Gwyn Thomas for many years to come. It deserves to be read by those who already admire the fiction and ...
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All Things Betray Thee
Capturing the turbulent world of South Wales during the 1830s, this novel tells the story of a traveling harpist who becomes caught up in a fierce industrial dispute that spirals out of control. Set against the backdrop of the Methyr and Newport uprisings, this is a passionate epic by one of Wales's great literary figures.
The Alone to the Alone
The Alone to the Alone unites Gwyn Thomas's lyrical and philosophical flights of narrative in a satire whose savagery is only relieved by irrepressible laughter. It is Gwyn Thomas most shaped work: the underlying meaning of South Wales history is not so much documented as laid bare for universal dissection and dissemination. The novel, with its distinctive plural narration, is a choric commentary on human illusion and knowledge, on power and its attendant deprivation, on dreams and their destruction.
Dafydd Ap Gwilym
An edition of the poetry of Dafydd ap Gwilym (fl. 1340-1370), comprising English translations by Gwyn Thomas of one hundred and sixty poems extolling the beauty and richness of nature and courtly love, together with an introduction to the work of the poet.
The Story of Dafydd Ap Gwilym
The story of medieval Welsh poet Dafydd ap Gwilym.
The Moon
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The Tale of Taliesin
A retelling of the Welsh legends about Gwion, a peasant lad who accidentally drank three drops from a witch's brew and was reborn as Taliesin, the great Welsh poet. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.
