Cantiques bretons
collection of medieval songs
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Breton literary tradition
- In Celtic literature: The three major periods of Breton literature
A 17th-century collection, Cantiques bretons (1642), names several Breton airs. All the remaining works of the middle period were religious and mostly in verse. Three mystery plays were probably the most significant products of the period: Buez santez Nonn (“Life of St. Nonn”), Burzud bras Jesuz (“The Great…
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