Roman de Fergus by William the Clerk: Speaking of King Arthur, Scottish poet William the Clerk produced a parody to the original Arthurian legends in the early 13th century. Taliesin himself is the subject of a long tradition of mythologizing by some later invented accounts, he was a companion to King Arthur. It's named for the poet Taliesin, a bard believed to have sung his poems in the courts of no less than three Celtic British kings.
The Book of Taliesin: This collection contains epic poetry dating from anywhere between the 6th and the 10th century, including many of the oldest poems ever composed in Welsh. To that end, here are 6 pieces of Scottish literature that we recommend to supplement your mid-summer viewing of Brave. That's vaunted company to keep, but we wondered, what are Brave's Scottish literary forebears. The film has been described as a fairy tale in the tradition of Hans Christian Anderson and the Brothers Grimm.
Amidst the summer's comic book and sci-fi blockbuster movies, Pixar has nestled what is sure to be a gem: Brave, the animated tale of an impetuous girl growing up in the Scottish Highlands during the 10th century.
0 kommentar(er)
