The History of the Cynghanedd is a culmination of a lifetime's study and practice of the cynghanedd by one of the foremost experts of this ancient craft. In 13 comprehensive chapters, the growth and evolution of the cynghanedd is traced back to the very beginning. Its trials and tribulations are followed through the centuries until its wonderous renaissance during the last fifty years.

Author: Alan Llwyd
Publisher: Cyhoeddiadau Barddas
No of pages: 578
Format: Hardback | Clawr caled
Size: 250.0 x 176.0 mm
Language: Welsh | Cymraeg
Publication date: June 23, 2026

Genre:

• Literary studies: general
• Literary Studies and Texts (in Welsh)

Alan Llwyd is a Welsh poet, literary critic and editor. He is one of the most prolific Welsh-language poets in the last quarter of the 20th century.

He published his first volume of poetry, Y March Hud (The Magic Horse), in 1971 as Alan Lloyd Roberts. This was followed by a series of others. He came to prominence with the rare feat of winning both the Crown and the Chair at the 1973 National Eisteddfod and then repeating the feat in 1976.

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