Author: Gwyn Thomas
Publisher: Victor Gollancz
ISBN: 9780575053397
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
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.
The Tale of Taliesin
Author: Gwyn Thomas
Publisher: Victor Gollancz
ISBN: 9780575053397
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Victor Gollancz
ISBN: 9780575053397
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
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.
The Tale of Taliesin
Author: Gwyn Thomas
Publisher: Orion
ISBN: 9780575053267
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
The authors of Tales from the Mabinogion present another retelling of Celtic legend. Ceridwen the witch is concerned about her ugly, unpleasant son, Morfran, so she works a spell which should turn him into the world's wisest wizard. Unfortunately, things do not go according to plan.
Publisher: Orion
ISBN: 9780575053267
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
The authors of Tales from the Mabinogion present another retelling of Celtic legend. Ceridwen the witch is concerned about her ugly, unpleasant son, Morfran, so she works a spell which should turn him into the world's wisest wizard. Unfortunately, things do not go according to plan.
Taliesin
Author: Stephen R. Lawhead
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061802328
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
A magnificent epic of cataclysmic upheaval and heroic love in a breathless age of mythic wonders It was a time of legend, when the last shadows of the mighty Roman conqueror faded from the captured Isle of Britain. While, across a vast sea, bloody war shattered a peace that had flourished for two thousand years in the doomed kingdom of Atlantis. From the award-winning author of THE DRAGON KING TRILOGY comes a majestic tale of breathtaking scope and haunting beauty. It is the remarkable adventure of Charis—the courageous princess from Atlantis who escapes the terrible devastation of her land—and of the fabled seer and druid prince Taliesin, singer at the dawn of the age. A story of an incomparable love that joins two astonishing worlds amid the fires of chaos, and spawns the miracles of Merlin . . . and Arthur the king! TALIESIN “Reminiscent of C. S. Lewis . . . Highly recommended.” —Library Journal
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061802328
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
A magnificent epic of cataclysmic upheaval and heroic love in a breathless age of mythic wonders It was a time of legend, when the last shadows of the mighty Roman conqueror faded from the captured Isle of Britain. While, across a vast sea, bloody war shattered a peace that had flourished for two thousand years in the doomed kingdom of Atlantis. From the award-winning author of THE DRAGON KING TRILOGY comes a majestic tale of breathtaking scope and haunting beauty. It is the remarkable adventure of Charis—the courageous princess from Atlantis who escapes the terrible devastation of her land—and of the fabled seer and druid prince Taliesin, singer at the dawn of the age. A story of an incomparable love that joins two astonishing worlds amid the fires of chaos, and spawns the miracles of Merlin . . . and Arthur the king! TALIESIN “Reminiscent of C. S. Lewis . . . Highly recommended.” —Library Journal
The Testimony of Taliesin Jones
Author: Rhidian Brook
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241972159
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
The Testimony of Talieson Jones is a lyrical and acutely perceptive coming-of-age tale about faith, doubt and growing up, from Rhidian Brook, the accalimed author of The Aftermath. Taliesin Jones is a boy on the brink of adulthood, faced for the first time with life's biggest questions. Taliesin's life is falling apart: his mother has run off with her hairdresser, his father's temper is out of control and his brother has been ominously mute for weeks. Even more distressing than Taliesin's dysfunctional family are his classmates' claims that God does not exist. Deeply troubled by life's uncertainty, the boy seeks answers in the unlikely figure of Billy Evans, an old man with an exceptional - possibly even miraculous - talent. The Testimony of Taliesin Jones is an extraordinary novel, exploring the space between childhood and adulthood, between belief and doubt. 'A beautiful meditation on childhood... and a panacea for a cynical age' The Times 'A rare, beautiful evocation of childhood, faith and hope. Extraordinary. I utterly believed it' Victoria Hislop, author of The Island 'Brook's debut is one of quiet miracles . . . in the marvellous way he is able to convince us of the power of faith' Sunday Times 'Poetic' Guardian Rhidian Brook is an award-winning writer of fiction, television drama and film. The Testimony of Taliesin Jones won several prizes, including the Somerset Maugham Award. His short stories have appeared in numerous publications, including the Paris Review, New Statesman and Time Out, and have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. He is also a regular contributor to 'Thought For The Day' on the Today programme.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241972159
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
The Testimony of Talieson Jones is a lyrical and acutely perceptive coming-of-age tale about faith, doubt and growing up, from Rhidian Brook, the accalimed author of The Aftermath. Taliesin Jones is a boy on the brink of adulthood, faced for the first time with life's biggest questions. Taliesin's life is falling apart: his mother has run off with her hairdresser, his father's temper is out of control and his brother has been ominously mute for weeks. Even more distressing than Taliesin's dysfunctional family are his classmates' claims that God does not exist. Deeply troubled by life's uncertainty, the boy seeks answers in the unlikely figure of Billy Evans, an old man with an exceptional - possibly even miraculous - talent. The Testimony of Taliesin Jones is an extraordinary novel, exploring the space between childhood and adulthood, between belief and doubt. 'A beautiful meditation on childhood... and a panacea for a cynical age' The Times 'A rare, beautiful evocation of childhood, faith and hope. Extraordinary. I utterly believed it' Victoria Hislop, author of The Island 'Brook's debut is one of quiet miracles . . . in the marvellous way he is able to convince us of the power of faith' Sunday Times 'Poetic' Guardian Rhidian Brook is an award-winning writer of fiction, television drama and film. The Testimony of Taliesin Jones won several prizes, including the Somerset Maugham Award. His short stories have appeared in numerous publications, including the Paris Review, New Statesman and Time Out, and have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. He is also a regular contributor to 'Thought For The Day' on the Today programme.
Taliesin
Author: John Matthews
Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
ISBN: 9780892818693
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Taliesin, Chief Bard of Britain and Celtic shaman, was a historical figure who lived in Wales during the latter half of the sixth century. His verse is established as a direct precursor to the Arthurian Legends--and Taliesin himself, is said to be the direct forebear to Merlin. The author presents completely new translations of Taliesin's major poems in their entirety, uncovering the meanings behind these great works for the first time.
Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
ISBN: 9780892818693
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Taliesin, Chief Bard of Britain and Celtic shaman, was a historical figure who lived in Wales during the latter half of the sixth century. His verse is established as a direct precursor to the Arthurian Legends--and Taliesin himself, is said to be the direct forebear to Merlin. The author presents completely new translations of Taliesin's major poems in their entirety, uncovering the meanings behind these great works for the first time.
The Fellowship
Author: Roger Friedland
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061875260
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 706
Book Description
Frank Lloyd Wright was renowned during his life not only as an architectural genius but also as a subject of controversy—from his radical design innovations to his turbulent private life, including a notorious mass murder that occurred at his Wisconsin estate, Taliesin, in 1914. But the estate also gave rise to one of the most fascinating and provocative experiments in American cultural history: the Taliesin Fellowship, an extraordinary architectural colony where Wright trained hundreds of devoted apprentices and where all of his late masterpieces—Fallingwater, Johnson Wax, the Guggenheim Museum—were born. Drawing on hundreds of new and unpublished interviews and countless unseen documents from the Wright archives, The Fellowship is an unforgettable story of genius and ego, sex and violence, mysticism and utopianism. Epic in scope yet intimate in its detail, it is a stunning true account of how an idealistic community devolved into a kind of fiefdom where young apprentices were both inspired and manipulated, often at a staggering personal cost, by the architect and his imperious wife, Olgivanna Hinzenberg, along with her spiritual master, the legendary Greek-Armenian mystic Georgi Gurdjieff. A magisterial work of biography, it will forever change how we think about Frank Lloyd Wright and his world.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061875260
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 706
Book Description
Frank Lloyd Wright was renowned during his life not only as an architectural genius but also as a subject of controversy—from his radical design innovations to his turbulent private life, including a notorious mass murder that occurred at his Wisconsin estate, Taliesin, in 1914. But the estate also gave rise to one of the most fascinating and provocative experiments in American cultural history: the Taliesin Fellowship, an extraordinary architectural colony where Wright trained hundreds of devoted apprentices and where all of his late masterpieces—Fallingwater, Johnson Wax, the Guggenheim Museum—were born. Drawing on hundreds of new and unpublished interviews and countless unseen documents from the Wright archives, The Fellowship is an unforgettable story of genius and ego, sex and violence, mysticism and utopianism. Epic in scope yet intimate in its detail, it is a stunning true account of how an idealistic community devolved into a kind of fiefdom where young apprentices were both inspired and manipulated, often at a staggering personal cost, by the architect and his imperious wife, Olgivanna Hinzenberg, along with her spiritual master, the legendary Greek-Armenian mystic Georgi Gurdjieff. A magisterial work of biography, it will forever change how we think about Frank Lloyd Wright and his world.
The Mabinogi and Other Medieval Welsh Tales
Author: Patrick K. Ford
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520974662
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
The four stories that make up the Mabinogi, along with three additional tales from the same tradition, form this collection and compose the core of the ancient Welsh mythological cycle. Included are only those stories that have remained unadulterated by the influence of the French Arthurian romances, providing a rare, authentic selection of the finest works in medieval Celtic literature. This landmark edition translated by Patrick K. Ford is a literary achievement of the highest order.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520974662
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
The four stories that make up the Mabinogi, along with three additional tales from the same tradition, form this collection and compose the core of the ancient Welsh mythological cycle. Included are only those stories that have remained unadulterated by the influence of the French Arthurian romances, providing a rare, authentic selection of the finest works in medieval Celtic literature. This landmark edition translated by Patrick K. Ford is a literary achievement of the highest order.
The Mabinogion and a Tale of Taliesin
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781528954150
Category : Mythology, Celtic
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781528954150
Category : Mythology, Celtic
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Legendary Poems from the Book of Taliesin
Author: Marged Haycock
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Book of Taliesin
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Book of Taliesin
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Arthur
Author: Stephen R. Lawhead
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0310205077
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
In a forgotten age of chaos and darkness, a magnificent king arose to light the land. He was Arthur, Pendragon of the Island of the Mighty who would rise to power in a Britain torn by violence and would usher in a glorious reign of peace. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0310205077
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
In a forgotten age of chaos and darkness, a magnificent king arose to light the land. He was Arthur, Pendragon of the Island of the Mighty who would rise to power in a Britain torn by violence and would usher in a glorious reign of peace. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.