We start the New Year with Sioned Davies giving us her illustrated talk Lady Charlotte Guest – her life and legacy. (Friday 18th January 7.30pm. Earlsdon Park Village Hall.) Lady Charlotte Guest (1812-95) was one of the most outstanding women of the nineteenth century. This illustrated talk will examine her contribution to Wales and to Welsh literature, in particular her English translation of The Mabinogion.
Sioned is a Professor in Cardiff University’s School of Welsh and was for twenty years its Head of Department. She is the much acclaimed recent translator of The Mabinogion – stories from the 12th and 13th centuries compiled in Middle Welsh. The Guardian wrote “This fresh, energetic translation is a revelation and, for the first time, shows off The Mabinogion tales as what they were originally: splendid entertainment.”
This WILL BE an excellent talk from an acknowledged expert in her field.