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9781786833723

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Who was Saint Valentine, the saint who gave his name to the festival of lovers in Wales? Where do red hearts and roses fit in? Or do they? This volume addresses these questions, but focuses more specifically on the previously unpublished Welsh poetry written over the centuries on the feast day of Saint Valentine in mid-February, the one saint’s day in the Christian calendar of saints that does not depend on the Church for a celebration of the feast day – far from resembling anything else on offer in any other part of Britain, these Welsh songs are lyrical, expressive, and often in cynghanedd (the concept of sound-arrangement within a line). This volume analyses the first extant Welsh Saint Valentine’s Day poems, and advances a new understanding of societal propriety in settings where citizens paid great attention to tradition. In so doing, it offers new insights into the tradition of observing Saint Valentine’s Day in Wales and, indeed, argues that although it is the fifth-century Dwynwen who is today considered to be the patron saint of Welsh lovers, Saint Valentine also handed out aid and sympathy to lovers in Wales over many centuries.

To read Rhiannon Ifans article on her volume, visit Parallel.Cymru website https://parallel.cymru/rhiannon-ifans-red-hearts-and-roses/

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Publié par

University of Wales Press

Date de parution

09 janvier 2019

Nombre de lectures

EAN13

9781786833723

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

8 Mo

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Welsh Valentine Songs and Poems

RHIANNON IFANS

UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS 2019

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any material form (including photocopying or storing it in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without the written permission of the copyright owner. Applications for the copyright owner’s written permission to reproduce any part of this publication should be addressed to the University of Wales Press, University Registry, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3NS.

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British Library CIP Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 9781786833716 eISBN 9781786833723

The right of Rhiannon Ifans to be identiﬁed as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 79 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

The University of Wales Press acknowledges the ﬁnancial support of the Welsh Books Council.

Designed and typeset by Chris Bell, cbdesign Printed by the CPI Antony Rowe, Melksham

I dedicate this book to my three sons, Gwyddno, Seiriol and Einion, with profound appreciation for friendship, encouragement and much practical assistance in the art of living.

Acknowledgements

AM GRATEFUL for the assistance of the following family membersI and friends while I was preparing this volume: Huw Ceiriog,Dr Martin Crampin, Dr D. Islwyn Edwards, Professor E. Wyn James,D. Geraint Lewis and Professor William Marx. I am particularly indebted to Dr Rhidian Grifﬁths for reading the original typescript and for many valuable comments regarding the music; Miss Mair Jenkins of Waunfawr, Aberystwyth, for her kind permission to photograph and publish a series of family Valentine cards; Ric Lloyd of Cleftec for the preparation of the music for publication; and Dafydd Ifans for compiling the General Index. I wish to thank the staff of the National Library of Wales for their professional assistance, and I am grateful to Dr Llion Wigley and his colleagues at the University of Wales Press for their support throughout the publishing process.

Contents

Acknowledgements

List of illustrations

List of abbreviations

Introduction: Who was Saint Valentine? The seventeenth century The eighteenth century The nineteenth century Post1900 Conclusions

Tunes Amaryllis Belle Isle March Bryniau’r Werddon

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