The Pinnacle of the Medieval Welsh Bardic Tradition? The Poetry of Guto'r Glyn.

从15世纪到今天，古托尔·格林(C.1435/C.1493)一直被认为是威尔士赞美诗传统的最伟大的代表，这一传统可以追溯到6世纪。威尔士学者有时把1436/1536这一百年称为“伟大的世纪”，因为诗歌的质量(和数量)很高。诗人受到很高的尊重，并受到赞助人的追捧，他们渴望将诗人作为勇士和慷慨的东道主的美德展示给公众。在他漫长的职业生涯中，Guto‘r Glyn得到了威尔士几乎所有地方贵族家庭的赞助，在他们奢华的家中享受着洛杉矶美丽的生活，并为他们的生活提供了迷人的见解：宴会、美酒、服装、房屋、动物和家庭关系。他对威尔士和其他地方的政治事务产生了积极而生动的兴趣。他在百年战争期间曾在法国作战，并成为约克主义事业的坚定支持者。他为爱德华四世、赫伯特夫妇和许多其他赞助人所作的诗歌，为英国历史上最动荡的时期之一的政治和军事事务提供了宝贵的当代评论。我们的目标是尽可能地重建古托尔·格林诗歌的原文。自伊夫·威廉姆斯(Ifor Williams)的第一版(现已不足)(1939年)以来，已知手稿的数量增加了两倍多，另外还发现了约60首诗(其真实性有待评估)。我们现在知道大约6500行诗句，在约160首诗中，保存在约2300份手稿副本中。自1939年以来，研究中世纪威尔士诗歌的学者在词典编纂和编辑方法方面取得了很大进展，并对手稿，特别是口头传播的效果进行了新的研究。关于作者身份和真实性的主要问题需要解决。我们仍然需要令人满意地证明Guto‘r Glyn是否确实是Guto AP Siancyn和Guto AP Siancyn O’r Glyn的同一个人。总而言之，迫切需要一个新的学术版本。研究团队将包括四名研究员，由一名有14年领导中世纪威尔士诗歌类似项目经验的调查员领导和提供建议；两名联合调查员，他们是经验丰富的文本编辑，将提供专家建议和指导；一名技术顾问，有创建中世纪威尔士诗歌在线版的经验；以及一个强大的顾问委员会，其中将包括代表广泛专业领域的中世纪威尔士历史和文学的领先学者。我们将在一个双语网站上制作一个权威的电子版，包括完整的手稿证词、数字图像和笔记、网络整合和诗歌的英文翻译。随后，我们将出版两卷的威尔士语印刷版，以取代1939年的版本。一卷威尔士语和英语的书，包括著名学者写的散文，将批判性地评估诗歌所揭示的15世纪历史、文化、文学和政治的光芒。这本书将让说威尔士语和英语的学者认识到这首诗在英国语境中的重要性。我们还将在网站上创建页面，重点介绍这本多作者卷的研究成果。通过双语网站，我们将确保我们的受众不仅包括威尔士中世纪诗歌学者，还包括其他研究领域的非威尔士语专家，以及对中世纪诗歌和历史有更广泛兴趣的人。我们相信，该网站将使居住在威尔士以外的人们注意到这位非凡的诗人用威尔士语对15世纪的生活和事件提供的大量当代评论的价值。

From the fifteenth century to the present day, Guto'r Glyn (c.1435/c.1493) has been acknowledged as the greatest exponent of the Welsh praise-poetry tradition, a cultural succession which stretches back to the sixth century. Welsh scholars sometimes call the hundred years 1436/1536 the 'Great Century' because of the quality (and sheer volume) of the poetry produced. Poets were held in high esteem, and were much sought after by patrons who were eager to have their virtues as warriors and generous hosts laid out for public view. During his long career Guto'r Glyn received patronage from noble families in virtually all parts of Wales, enjoying `la belle vie' in their lavish homes and providing fascinating insights into their lives: feasts, fine wines, costume, houses, animals and domestic relations. He took an active and lively interest in political affairs in Wales and beyond. He fought in France during the Hundred Years' War and became an avowed supporter of the Yorkist cause. His poetry for Edward IV, the Herberts and many other patrons offers valuable contemporary comment on political and military affairs during one of the most troubled periods in British history.We aim to reconstruct, as far as is possible, the original text of the poems of Guto'r Glyn. Since the first (now inadequate) edition by Ifor Williams (1939), the number of known manuscript copies has more than tripled and an additional c.60 poems have been identified (whose authenticity will need to be assessed). We now know of approximately 6,500 lines of verse, in c.160 poems, preserved in c.2300 manuscript copies. Since 1939 scholars working on medieval Welsh poetry have made great advances in lexicographical and editorial methods, and new work on manuscripts and especially the effects of oral transmission has been undertaken. Major questions regarding authorship and authenticity need to be addressed. We still need to demonstrate satisfactorily whether Guto'r Glyn was indeed the same person as Guto ap Siancyn and Guto ap Siancyn o'r Glyn. All in all, a new scholarly edition is urgently required.The research team will comprise four research fellows led and advised by an Investigator who has 14 years' experience of leading a similar project in medieval Welsh poetry; two co-investigators who are experienced textual editors and who will offer expert advice and guidance; a technical consultant with experience in creating an on-line edition of medieval Welsh poetry; and a strong Advisory Board which will include leading scholars of medieval Welsh history and literature representing a wide range of specialisms. We shall produce an authoritative electronic edition on a bilingual website, with full manuscript testimony, digital images and notes, web concordance and English translations of the poetry. We shall subsequently produce a two-volume printed edition in Welsh to succeed the 1939 edition.A volume in Welsh and English, comprising of essays written by distinguished scholars, will critically assess the light which the poetry sheds on the history, culture, literature and politics of the fifteenth century. This volume will inform Welsh- and English-speaking scholars of the importance of this poetry in a British context. We shall also create pages on the website focusing on the research findings of this multi-authored volume. The electronic medium offers the opportunity to use images and links with other sites to bring the poetry and the period to life.By means of the bilingual website we shall ensure that our audience includes not only Welsh scholars of medieval poetry but also non-Welsh speaking specialists in other fields of study as well as those with a more general interest in medieval poetry and history. We are confident that the website will bring to the attention of people living outside Wales the value of the vast amount of contemporary comment in Welsh provided by this extraordinary poet on the life and events of the fifteenth century.