Dafydd Ap Gwilym: 25 Poems
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Prolific 14th-century Welsh poet Dafydd ap Gwilym is considered by many to be one of the greatest Welsh-language poets. Though most of what is known about his life is gathered from his poetry, it is thought that he was born in the village of Brogynin, Penrhyncoch, Wales, to an aristocratic family, and that during his life he travelled throughout Wales. He was buried at Strata Florida. Trained in the Welsh bardic tradition, Dafydd ap Gwilym wrote predominantly in rhymed couplets, with the compound expressions and complex syntax that mark medieval Welsh poetry. His poems feature variations on the cynghanedd, a Welsh form using consonantal echo, and often rhyme, within the unit of the line. Many of his poems praise wealthy patrons, in keeping with the Welsh "Poets of the Princes" tradition. After mastering traditional Welsh techniques, ap Gwilym diverged from his peers in several notable ways. Unlike most medieval poets, ap Gwilym often wrote poems concerned with events in his own life. It is thought that he encountered French poetry of love and nature in his travels, and embraced those themes as his own. His poetry, notable for its vivid imagery, is at turns erotic, comic, and thoughtful in its exploration of love and the natural world.
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