Maodez Glanndour

Maodez Glanndour (1909 - November 25th 1986, Lannion), or abbot rear Loeiz Floc' h.

Vice-chancellor of Louannec, he is the creator various reviews in Breton Langue:

Studi hag Ober , devoted to theological research, with the liturgical text-editing for the religious celebrations in Breton language
Kaieroù Kristen
Gwerin devoted to the edition of folk collections of song Breton popular
Ar Bedenn evit rear Vro , but these reviews, published mainly between 1940 and 1970, in a rather sporadic way did not have popular base

He takes part in the reform of the Orthographe unified of Breton the in 1941.

Publications

The essence of its work is consisted its poems, collections such as Troellennoù Glas ( blue Spirals ), Bragerizoù Ene ( Jewels of the heart ), published in 1937 and 1939 in Gwalarn , great poems such as “ Imram ” (“Navigation”) (1941), “ Milc' hwid rear Serrnoz ” (“curse It twilight”) (1946), which was translated into French by Armand Robin, of which the whole, except for the “ Milc' hwid ” in 1949 in a collection was joined together: Komzoù BEV ( alive Words ) republished in 1984 by Al Liamm.

In 1949, also, “ Telenngan year to teir vertuz ” " (“ Ode with the three virtues ”). In 1951, “ Kanadeg evit Nedeleg ” (“ Cantata for Christmas “) republished in 1984 by Al Liamm with “ Milc' hwid rear Serrnoz ” in a volume under the title of Telennganoù . In 1979, “ Vijilez year deiz diwezhañ ” (“ Night of the last day”), the densest last and perhaps of its great poems, most prophetic. In 1983, “ Goes levrig skeudennoù ” (“ My little book of images ”). He is the author of several translations in Breton language of the Greek texts of the Gospels and the Hebrew original texts of the Bible in collaboration with the Abbot Gwilherm Dubourg with whom he worked on this joint project during many years.

He is also philosophical. Two compilations of texts at Al Liamm, " Kregin-mor" (Marine Shells) 1987, " DRE inizi rear Bed Keltiek" (By the islands of the Celtic world) 1991.

He studied the oral literature also much (songs…), and carried out many collectings, and one owes him, in collaboration with Jean-Pierre Foucher, a collection of popular poems of Brittany (2 volumes at 10-18, 1977), " The Blazing inferno of the ancêtres" (bilingual edition).

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