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Natalia I. Petrovskaia, "The Mabinogion Set: The Fractal Structure of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi"
English | ISBN: 1837723354 | 2026 | 264 pages | PDF | 7 MB
A new study of classic medieval Welsh stories through the lens of narrative repetition.
The Mabinogion Set is a book about the most famous of medieval Welsh stories: the Four Branches of the Mabinogi. It is also a book about a mathematical phenomenon: fractals. Fractals are mathematical patterns that repeat at every scale, and this study argues that, like natural fractals-snowflakes, tree branches-the Four Branches of the Mabinogi have a repeating structure. In putting forward this new theory, The Mabinogion Set proposes a new type of structural analysis: formal narrative topology, which pays attention not to themes or Description elements but to patterns of repetition within a story. The author also explores the implications of a topological analysis of the Four Branches on our understanding of their possible oral or written origins, authorship, transmission, memorability, and performance.
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