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The Wind
__NOTOC__ The Wind can refer to: Poetry and literature * The Wind (poem), "The Wind" (poem), a 14th-century poem by Dafydd ap Gwilym * "The Wind", a 1943 short story by Ray Bradbury appearing in ''Dark Carnival (short story collection), Dark Carnival'' * The Wind (novel), ''The Wind'' (novel), a 1925 supernatural novel by Dorothy Scarborough Films * The Wind (1928 film), ''The Wind'' (1928 film), starring Lillian Gish, based on the novel * The Wind (1934 film), ''The Wind'' (1934 film), a Chinese silent film * The Wind (1982 film), ''The Wind'' (1982 film), a Malian film * The Wind (1986 film), ''The Wind'' (1986 film), an American horror film * The Wind (2018 film), ''The Wind'' (2018 film), an American western horror film Music * The Wind (band) *''Der Wind'', ballet pantomime composition by Franz Schreker Albums * The Wind (Warren Zevon album), ''The Wind'' (Warren Zevon album), a 2003 album by Warren Zevon * The Wind (Kayhan Kalhor and Erdal Erzincan album), ''The Wind'' (Kayh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wind (poem)
"The Wind" (Welsh: ''Y Gwynt'') is a 64-line love poem in the form of a ''cywydd'' by the 14th-century Welsh poet Dafydd ap Gwilym. Dafydd is widely seen as the greatest of the Welsh poets, and this is one of his most highly praised works. Rachel Bromwich called it "one of the greatest of all his poems", while the academic critic Andrew Breeze has hailed it as "a masterpiece" and "a work of genius", noting especially its "rhetorical splendour". Summary The poet opens by addressing the wind, calling it a strange being, going where it wills, and subject to none of the physical or legal restraints of ordinary human life. After praising it for its power the poet goes on to compare it to an author, a sower of leaves, and a jester. Then he asks the wind to visit Uwch Aeron [the northern part of Ceredigion, from where Parth came], and, paying no heed to her husband Bwa Bach to visit the poet's lover Morfudd, on whose account he is an exile from his native land. The wind is to send th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
