This pioneering work shows how Celtic cultures understood the place of human beings in their natural environment in ways fundamentally different from our own. Benozzo explores the unique unfolding of landscapes in early Irish and Welsh texts, including Tain Bo Cuailgne, The Voyage of Bran, the Gododdin and the mythological Taliesin poem on the Battle of the Trees. its appeal should extend...to anyone interested in explorations of how we understand perceptions of our surroundings and how the physical world may influence artistic works.' Ian Wyatt, Landscape History 2004 Francesco Benozzo comes from Modena Italy, and is a polymath, holding degrees in both Celtic Studies and Romance Philology. His numerous publications include the first translations of the Gododdin and Taliesin poetry into Italian, and as harpist and singer, he has released two innovative CD collections inspired by both Celtic and Italian folk traditions.