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  • Cyflwyniad hwyliog i hanes llenyddiaeth Gymraeg, gyda, Jerry Hunter, hogyn o’r Midwest yn America yn dysgu Richard Wyn Jones, hogyn o ganolbarth Sir Fôn, am drysorau’i iaith ei hun.
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  • Pennod 39 - Y Gymraeg a Byd Newydd Print

    Pennod 39 - Y Gymraeg a Byd Newydd Print
    Apr 25 2024
    Pennod 39 (cyfres 2, pennod 6) Mae’r bennod hon yn canolbwyntio ar y datblygiad technolegol hollbwysig hwnnw, y wasg argraffu. O gofio mai trafod hanes llenyddiaeth Gymraeg yw nod y podlediad hwn, dylid gweld dyfodiad y cyfrwng hwn fel carreg filltir ryfeddol o drawsffurfiannol o safbwynt cynhyrchu a lledaenu llenyddiaeth. Argraffwyd y llyfr Cymraeg cyntaf yn 1546, ac eglurwn y teitl-nad-yw’n deitl a roddir arno, sef Yn y Llyfr Hwn. Syr John Prys a oedd yn gyfrol am gynhyrchu’r gyfrol Gymraeg arloesol hon, ond nodwn ei fod yn gymeriad a oedd wedi helpu chwalu rhai o adnoddau llenyddol Cymru yn ogystal â bod yn gyfrifol am wthio’r iaith Gymraeg dros drothwy byd print. * * * The Welsh Language and the New World of Print This episode focuses on that all-important technological development, the printing press. Given that discussing the history of Welsh literature is this podcast’s aim, we should see the arrival of this medium as an incredibly transformative milestone as far as creating and disseminating literature is concerned. The first Welsh book was printed in 1546, and we explain the title-which-is-not-a-tile normally used in referring to it, Yn y Llyfr Hwn (‘In This Book’). Sir John Price was responsible for producing this landmark Welsh volume, but we note that he was a character who helped destroy some of Wales’ literary resources in addition to being responsible for pushing the Welsh language across the threshold of the world of print. Cyflwynwyd gan: Yr Athro Jerry Hunter a'r Athro Richard Wyn Jones Cynhyrchwyd gan: Richard Martin Cerddoriaeth: Might Have Done gan The Molenes Darllen Pellach / Further Reading: - Graham C. G. Thomas, ‘From Manuscript to Print – II. Print’, yn R. Geraint Gruffydd (gol.), A Guide to Welsh Literature 1530-1700 (1997). - R. Geraint Gruffydd, ‘Yny lhyvyr hwnn (1546): the earliest Welsh printed book, Bulletin of the Board of Celtic Studies, 23.1 (Mai, 1969).
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    37 mins
  • Pennod 38 - Alis Wen

    Pennod 38 - Alis Wen
    Apr 11 2024
    Pennod 38 (cyfres 2, pennod 5) Trafodwn fardd benywaidd hynod ddiddorol yn y benod hon – Alis ferch Gruffudd neu ‘Alis Wen’, a fu’n canu yn ystod yr unfed ganrif ar bymtheg. Dynion oedd beirdd proffesiynol y cyfnod, ond dysgodd Alis grefft barddoni a chyfansoddodd nifer o gerddi gan ddefnyddio un o’r hen fesurau caeth, yr englyn unodl uniawn. Mae’n debyg iawn mai ei thad, Gruffudd ab Ieuan ap Llywelyn Fychan oedd ei hathro barddol, a gwelwn fod ei pherthynas ungryw â’i thad yn bwnc dan sylw yn rhai o’i cherddi. Dyma lais barddol benywaidd prin sy’n amlygu teimladau gonest Cymraes am gariad, priodas a diswyliadau cymdeithasol. Er bod cymdeithas Cymru’r cyfnod yn ormesol o batrïarchaidd, gwelwn Alis yn protestio ac yn dymuno dilyn ei chalon yn hytrach nag ufuddhau i’r disgwyliadau hynny. Yn ogystal â mynegi’i barn a’i theimladau mewn modd di-flewyn-ar-dafod, mae’n gwneud hynny mewn modd rhyfeddol o ffraeth hefyd. * * * Alis Wen In this episode we discuss a remarkably interesting female poet –Alis ferch Gruffudd or ‘Alis Wen’, who composed poetry in the sixteenth century. Men were the professional poets in the period, but Alis learned the poetic art and composed a number of verses using one of the old strict metres, the englyn unodl union. It’s very likely that her father, Gruffudd ab Ieuan ap Llywelyn Fychan, was her bardic teacher, and we see that her unique relationship with her father is given attention in some of her poems. Here is a rare female poetic voice from the period which manifests a Welsh woman’s honest feelings about love, marriage and society’s expectations. Although Welsh society in the period was oppressively patriarchal, we see Alis protesting and expressing a desire to follow her own heart instead of submitting to those expectations. In addition to expressing her opinion and her feelings in a forthright manner, she also does that in a wonderfully witty way. Cyflwynwyd gan: Yr Athro Jerry Hunter a'r Athro Richard Wyn Jones Cynhyrchwyd gan: Richard Martin Cerddoriaeth: Might Have Done gan The Molenes Dilynwch ni ar Trydar: http://www.twitter.com/YrHenIaith neu YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@yrheniaith Tanysgrifwch yn eich hoff ap podlediadau neu ar YouTube i derbyn y pennod nesaf ar cyhoeddiad. Darllen Pellach / Further Reading: - Gwen Saunders Jones, Alis ferch Gruffudd a’r Traddodiad Barddol Benywaidd (2015). - Cathryn Charnell-White(gol.), Beirdd Ceridwen: Blodeugerdd Barddas o Ganu Menywod hyd tua 1800 (2005). - Katie Gramich a Catherine Brennan (goln.), Welsh Women’s Poetry 1460-2001: An Anthology (2003).
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    41 mins
  • Pennod 37 - Hen Chwedlau Cymraeg a Phropaganda’r Tuduriaid: Elis Gruffydd (Rhan 2)

    Pennod 37 - Hen Chwedlau Cymraeg a Phropaganda’r Tuduriaid: Elis Gruffydd (Rhan 2)
    Mar 28 2024
    Pennod 37 (cyfres 2, pennod 4) Wedi trafod natur ac arwyddocâd cronicl mawr Elis Gruffydd yn y bennod ddiwethaf, edrychwn y tro hwn ar nifer o straeon a gynhwyswyd yn y gwaith sydd o ddiddordeb neilltuol. Mae’n bosibl edrych ar y straeon hyn fel chwedlau gwerin Cymraeg nas cofnodwyd mewn unman arall – hanesion a glywodd Elis ar lafar pan oedd yn blentyn yn sir y Fflint a/neu straeon a welodd mewn llawysgrifau Cymraeg sydd bellach wedi diflannu. Diolch i Elis mae gennym y fersiwn cynharach sydd goroesi o ddwy stori gysylltiedig sy’n darlunio hanes y bardd arallfydol Taliesin, naratifau llawn hwyl sydd hefyd yn dweud llawer am y modd y canfyddai’r Cymry rym barddoniaeth. Sylwn hefyd ar chwedl sy’n darlunio’r Brenin Arthur fel merchetwr hunanol eiddigeddus. Ac yntau’n filwr ffyddlon ym myddin Harri VIII, cofnododd Elis nifer o chwedlau’n ymwneud â ‘hanes’ y Tuduriaid hefyd, gan gynnwys un sy’n dyrchafu Harri VII fel ‘y mab darogan’ ar draul Owain Glyndŵr, stori gariad sy’n egluro tarddiad y teulu, ac un am y brudiwr o fardd Rhobin Ddu a broffwydodd am enedigaeth Harri Tudur. * * Old Welsh Legends and Tudor Propaganda: Elis Gruffydd ( Part 2) Having discussed the nature and significance of Elis Gruffydd’s long chronicle in the last episode, we look this time at a number of stories of special interest which were included in the work. It’s possible to look at these narratives as Welsh folktales which were note recorded anywhere else – stories which Elis Gruffydd heard recited orally when he was a child in Flintshire and/or tales which he saw in Welsh manuscripts which have since disappeared. Thanks to Elis Gruffydd we have the earliest version of two connected tales presenting the history of the otherworldly poet Taliesin, narratives full of fun which also say a great deal about the way in which the Welsh perceived the power of poetry. We also mention a tale which depicts King Arthur as a selfish and jealous womanizer. A loyal soldier in the army of Henry VIII, Elis recorded a number of tales having to do with the ‘history’ of the Tudors as well, including one which elevates Henry VII as y mab darogan (the prophesied savior of the Welsh) above Owain Glyndŵr, a love story which explains the origins of the family, and one about the prophet bard Rhobin Ddu who foresaw the birth of Henry Tudor. Cyflwynwyd gan: Yr Athro Jerry Hunter a'r Athro Richard Wyn Jones Cynhyrchwyd gan: Richard Martin Cerddoriaeth: Might Have Done gan The Molenes Dilynwch ni ar Trydar: http://www.twitter.com/YrHenIaith neu YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@yrheniaith Tanysgrifwch yn eich hoff ap podlediadau neu ar YouTube i derbyn y pennod nesaf ar cyhoeddiad. Darllen Pellach / Further Reading: - Patrick K. Ford (gol.), Ystoria Taliesin (1992) - Jerry Hunter, ‘Taliesin at the Court of Henry VIII: Aspects of the writings of Elis Gruffydd’, Trafodion Anrhydeddus Gymdeithas y Cymmrodorion (2003). - Jerry Hunter, ‘Poets, Angels and Devilish Spirits: Elis Gruffydd’s Meditations on Idolatry,’ yn Joseph F. Nagy a Leslie Ellen Jones (goln.), Heroic Poets and Poetic Heroes in Celtic Tradition (Dulyn, 2005).
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    36 mins
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