Comprehensive scholarly digital edition presenting the complete poetry of 14th-century Welsh poet Dafydd ap Gwilym with manuscripts, translations, and critical apparatus.
Overview
Published by the Welsh Department at Swansea University and the Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, this digital edition provides access to over 170 poems from medieval Wales with full scholarly apparatus.
Features
- Complete corpus of 170+ poems
- Manuscript witnesses and textual variants
- English translations alongside Middle Welsh originals
- Editorial notes and critical commentary
- Biographical information about the poet
- Comprehensive bibliography
- Search functionality across the corpus
- TEI-encoded texts with full XML markup
Technical Implementation
- Languages: Bilingual interface (Welsh/English)
- Standards: TEI encoding for textual markup
- Period Coverage: 14th century Wales
- Access: Open access scholarly resource
Academic Context
Dafydd ap Gwilym is considered one of the greatest Welsh poets, and this digital edition represents a major contribution to medieval Welsh literary studies. The project demonstrates best practices in digital scholarly editing with comprehensive manuscript apparatus and modern web accessibility.
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Support
Supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and developed by the Digital Humanities team at Swansea University.