The Turn of the Ermine: An Anthology of Breton Literature

Lesser Used Languages of Europe #1

by Jacqueline Gibson (Editor), Gwyn Griffiths (Editor), Roparz Hemon (Contributor)

This anthology aims to give an overall picture of Breton literature from the earliest traces in the Lais of Marie de France to the present day. The majority of the 150 stories, poems, legends and reminiscences are in Breton, with parallel translations into English. Also included are texts in English, and translations from Welsh, French and Latin. No anthology of Breton literature has been undertaken on this scale before. A truly groundbreaking book.

506 pages, Paperback

First published November 30, 2005

Reviews

[Jackson Cyril]

My knowledge of Breton literature is sadly inadequate, but this anthology provides an excellent introduction to what is, to my knowledge at least, the last remaining Celtic language in Continental Europe, covering genres as diverse as poems, travelogues, nationalist pamphlets, romances, novels, and memoirs.