Rheol Buchedd Sanctaidd

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Rheol Buchedd Sanctaidd is a work by Ellis Wynne, a Welsh clergyman and author. Published in 1701, it is a translation of Jeremy Taylor's The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. Wynne is more widely known for his other work, Gweledigaetheu y Bardd Cwsc (1703), considered a masterpiece of Welsh prose. While Gweledigaetheu y Bardd Cwsc adapted Spanish satire into a Welsh context, Rheol Buchedd Sanctaidd is a direct translation focused on religious guidance. Wynne's literary contributions were significant during a period of transition for Welsh culture and literature.12

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Celtic literature
Welsh literature in the 17th century
His two great works were Rheol Buchedd Sanctaidd (1701), a translation of Jeremy Taylor’s Rule and Exercises of Holy Living, and Gweledigaetheu y Bardd Cwsc (1703; The Visions of the Sleeping Bard), an adaptation of a translation of the Sueños of the Spanish satirist Quevedo.
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His two great works were Rheol Buchedd Sanctaidd (1701), a translation of Jeremy Taylor’s Rule and Exercises of Holy Living, and Gweledigaetheu y Bardd Cwsc (1703; The Visions of the Sleeping Bard), an adaptation of a translation of the Sueños of the Spanish satirist Quevedo.
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