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North American journal of Celtic studies
The term ymddiddan has been used by editors and scholars to refer to a body of medieval Welsh poetry usually containing or composed of dialogue. This paper begins by addressing the use and misuse of the term, assessing the meaning of ymddiddan and demonstrating how editors' application of the term to titles of poems that are frequently untitled in their manuscript context has shaped perceptions of a genre of medieval Welsh dialogue poetry.
North American journal of Celtic studies
The first poem in the Black Book of Carmarthen (NLW Peniarth MS 1) is known as Ymddiddan Myrddin a Thaliesin 'The dialogue between Merlin and Taliesin'; YMTh), a title which appears neither in the manuscript nor in later medieval copies of the poem. Nevertheless, YMTh is consistently treated as a dialogue poem and is frequently invoked as exemplifying the genre of medieval Welsh dialogue poetry. Resting on an analysis of that poetry presented in a sister article, this paper re-evaluates YMTh and argues that it is not a dialogue poem at all.
November 3, 2023
The Times UK
Extensive knowledge of Gaelic folklore and a proficiency at medieval Welsh are not the best-known paths to health and happiness.
However, graduates of Celtic studies find greater satisfaction than any other university leavers, research suggests.
Students dreaming of a big salary should take degrees in medicine, economics or maths, it reveals, but graduates who took Celtic studies or sports science are most fulfilled by their lives, despite being in the bottom ten for earnings.