Dafydd ap Gwilym: Poems

In Dafydd ap Gwilym Wales may justly feel pride in the distinction of having given birth to one of the great European poets of the Middle Ages. But the language of Dafydd's cywyddau is frequently obscure and his syntax inverted, and the lapse of six centuries has unavoidably increased the difficulty of his poetry for the present-day reader.

This book attempts to give the necessary help toward the understanding and appreciation of Dafydd ap Gwilym's poetic artistry by offering an English translation of a selection of his poems. Each of these is accompanied by the original Welsh text as established by Dr. Thomas Parry in his Gwaith Dafydd ap Gwilym. Rachel Bromwich has also supplied an introduction and notes.