杰拉尔德及其威尔士历史文本

Gerald and His Historical Literature of Wales

杰拉尔德是12世纪晚期的威尔士著名学者。他参与了当时西欧不少政治和宗教事件,并留下了诸多记录和作品。他的《威尔士巡游记》和《威尔士风物志》是中古威尔士和凯尔特文化研究领域最重要的基础文献,也是12世纪文艺复兴在英格兰的重要成果。杰拉尔德所留下的丰厚遗产值得当代学者深入发掘。

Gerald of Wales was an outstanding scholar in late 12th century England. He was involved in many great events of politics and religion at that time, and left many records and literatures of his own experience. His works concerning Wales, Itinerary of Wales and Description of Wales, are of great importance and groundwork for studying the culture of Medieval Wales and Celtic. They are also splendid achievements of the Renaissance of the twelfth century in England. The abundant legacies Gerald left deserve to be further unearthed.