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OverviewRed Hearts and Roses? paints a vivid picture of Saint Valentine, known in Wales as Sant Ffolant. This book focuses on the Welsh poetry written over the centuries on the feast day of Saint Valentine in mid-February. Rhiannon Ifans presents sixty-nine poems from manuscripts held at various libraries and personal collections of unpublished poems. Ifans also provides English translations of those poems, some musical accompaniments, and photographs of a collection of six ornately printed Valentines from the late nineteenth century sent by a hopeful lover. A lively introduction to the little-known Welsh Saint Valentine’s Day poems, this book will benefit historians, social scientists, and linguists. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Rhiannon IfansPublisher: University of Wales Press Imprint: University of Wales Press ISBN: 9781786833716ISBN 10: 1786833719 Pages: 368 Publication Date: 09 January 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Introduction: Who was Saint Valentine? The seventeenth century The eighteenth century The nineteenth century Post-1900 Conclusions Tunes: Welsh Valentine Songs and Poems 1–69 Bibliography Verse forms Index to first lines Index to poets Index to tunes General IndexReviewsThe art of composing, singing and sending Valentine verses is an old and honoured one. This detailed, scholarly analysis of a fine Welsh custom, with translations and tunes provided, reveals the significant part it has played in our folk tradition over the centuries. --Rhidian Griffiths One must warmly welcome a volume by a scholar who is now established as the foremost authority on this particular genre of native verse. And it is doubly gratifying to find our vibrant tradition of Valentine song being introduced here to readers beyond the bounds of Welsh-language culture itself. --Roy Saer, Welsh Folk-Song Society One must warmly welcome a volume by a scholar who is now established as the foremost authority on this particular genre of native verse. And it is doubly gratifying to find our vibrant tradition of Valentine song being introduced here to readers beyond the bounds of Welsh-language culture itself. --Roy Saer, Welsh Folk-Song Society The art of composing, singing and sending Valentine verses is an old and honoured one. This detailed, scholarly analysis of a fine Welsh custom, with translations and tunes provided, reveals the significant part it has played in our folk tradition over the centuries. --Rhidian Griffiths Author InformationWithin the academic community the book can be expected to have broad appeal. It should be of particular interest to those concerned with folk life studies taught widely at the undergraduate and graduate levels at universities within the UK, in countries across the EU, and in several markets further afield. It will be accessible and of interest to an audience drawn from historians, musicologists, linguists, museum professionals, students of Celtic Studies, and those involved with comparative folk life studies worldwide; it will also have significant appeal for readers with a more general interest in Welsh life and culture. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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