LLWYD, Sir DAFYDD (otherwise Dafydd Llwyd, ysgolhaig, or Deio Ysgolhaig), an Elizabethan poet
Pseudonym: Dafydd Llwyd, Ysgolhaig, Deio Ysgolhaig
Gender: Male
Occupation: Elizabethan poet
Area of activity: Poetry
Author: Benjamin George Owens
He is described in a volume of works and transcripts of Gwilym Pue ('Brithwaith Gwilym Pue') (NLW MS 4710B ) as a charming little priest of Brecon ('lepidus ministellus Breconiensis'). Three cywyddau by him, to a lady, have been preserved, with several verbal variants, in Cwrtmawr MS 21B , Cardiff MS. 64, NLW MS 552B , NLW MS 832E , NLW MS 834B , NLW MS 5269B , and 'Cywydd y Pwrs' in NLW MS 4710B . His poetry lacks literary merit, and Gwilym Pue records that 'Cywydd y Pwrs' was included in his collection more for its charm and good humour ('propter leporem et hillaritatem' [sic]) than for its purity of language, which shows traces of English influences.
Author
- Benjamin George Owens
Published date: 1959
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