(Welsh or Wales) and Literature - Books, journals, articles @ The Questia Online Library

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Imagining Wales: A View of Modern Welsh Writing in English

Book by Jeremy Hooker; University of Wales Press, 2001

Subjects:

English Literature--20th Century--History And Criticism, English Literature--Welsh Authors--History And Criticism, Wales--In Literature, Wales--Intellectual Life--20th Century

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

This volume deals with the 20th-century literature that is either Anglo-Welsh or relates to Wales. The argument of how writers 'ground' themselves in their imagined Wales is also examined.
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A Century of Welsh Myth in Children's Literature

Book by Donna R. White; Greenwood Press, 1998

Subjects:

Alexander, Lloyd--Knowledge--Mythology, Children's Stories, American--History And Criticism, Children's Stories, English--History And Criticism, Children--Books And Reading--English-Speaking Countries, Fantasy Fiction, American--History And Criticism, Fantasy Fiction, English--History And Criticism, Garner, Alan--1934---Owl Service, Lanier, Sidney--1842-1881--Knowledge--Mythology, Mabinogion, Morris, Kenneth--1879-1937--Book Of The Three Dragons, Mythology, Celtic--Wales, Mythology, Welsh, In Literature, Wales--In Literature

Collections: Education, Literature, Entire Library

...influences. 11. Mythology, Welsh, in literature. 12. Wales-In literature. 13. Mabinogion...translation of the Mabinogion, Welsh traditional literature-myth...countries pursued their folk literature in the nineteenth cen- tury was almost entirely absent in Wales. Although the Celtic nations...
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A History of Welsh Literature

Book by Thomas D. Parry, H. Idris Bell; Clarendon Press, 1955

Subjects:

Welsh Literature--History And Criticism

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...TALIESIN THE oldest literature of Wales belongs not to Wales itself but to...seventh century the Welsh or Brython as...Henceforth the home of Welsh literature will be in Wales. Very few of the...of poetry in Wales. It is not known...vaticination goes in Welsh literature, but from a very...
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Let's Do Our Best for the Ancient Tongue: The Welsh Language in the Twentieth Century

Book by Geraint H. Jenkins, Mari A. Williams; University of Wales Press, 2000

Subjects:

Wales--Civilization, Welsh Language--20th Century, Welsh Language--History, Welsh Language--Social Aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...the medium of Welsh. The native tongue...strong in the South Wales Coalfield and...popular culture, literature and even politics...Gobaith Cymru (the Welsh League of Youth...cherishing the literature, traditions, religion and language of Wales. Its efforts to...Clarke - were Welsh speakers deeply...Companion to the Literature of Wales in 1986 was a celebrated...
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The Welsh Language and Its Social Domains, 1801-1911

Book by Geraint H. Jenkins; University of Wales Press, 2000

Subjects:

Language And Culture--Wales, Welsh Language--19th Century, Welsh Language--20th Century, Welsh Language--History, Welsh Language--Social Aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...Department of Welsh Language and Literature, University of Wales Swansea Mr Neil...Department of Welsh Language and Literature, University of Wales Swansea Dr Robert...precepts found in Welsh-language printed literature. We must next...the population of Wales never darkened...

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The 'Loyal Unknown Soldier': Wales and the English Civil War: Robin Evans Assesses the Contribution of the Welsh to the Troubles of 1642-49

Journal article by Robin Evans; History Review, 2005

Subjects:

British history--17th century AD, English Civil War, 1642-1649--History, Wales--Military aspects, Wales--Political aspects, Welsh history--17th century AD

Collections: History, Entire Library

...conservative and the vast majority of her people were monoglot Welsh speakers. Yet Wales was not totally parochial in outlook either. James Howell...the fear of war and its disastrous effects influenced the literature of the time. The Welsh were equally aware that war had proved...
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Spirit and Flesh in Twentieth-Century Welsh Poetry: A Comparison of the Work of D. Gwenallt Jones and Pennar Davies

Journal article by D. Densil Morgan; Christianity and Literature, Vol. 56, 2007

Subjects:

Davies, Pennar--Criticism and interpretation, Davies, Pennar--Works, Jones, Glyn--Criticism and interpretation, Jones, Glyn--Works, Welsh poetry--Criticism and interpretation, Welsh poetry--Works, Welsh writers

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

...had made on Welsh literature up to that time...the heartland of Welsh-speaking Wales, was where the...Welsh and Anglo-Welsh Literature. Eds. Sam Adams...Hughes. Llandybie, Wales: Christopher Davies...Welsh and Anglo-Welsh Literature. Eds. Sam Adams...Hughes. Llandybie, Wales: Christopher Davies...
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Welsh Writing in English

Journal article by David Lloyd Wales; World Literature Today, Vol. 66, 1992

Subjects:

Books--Reviews, Literature, Modern--20th Century--History And Criticism

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...By DAVID LLOYD Wales Whereas Welsh-language literature was preeminent in...the culture and literature of Welsh-speaking Wales, despite the nationalist...English and two in Welsh) on literature in Wales in the 1990s, and...
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Perceptions of the Past in Welsh Folklore Studies

Journal article by Juliette Wood; Folklore, Vol. 108, 1997

Subjects:

Celtic antiquities--Analysis, Folklore--Analysis, Wales--Folklore, legends, etc.

Collections: Entire Library

...found in the Dictionary of Welsh Biography (Lloyd and Davies...The Oxford Companion to the Literature of Wales (Stephens 1986). For an overview...the Ages. Volume 2. Modern Wales, ed. A.J. Roderick. 45-53...The Renaissance and Welsh Literature." In The Celts and the Renaissance...
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Welsh Identities in Colonial Ballarat

Journal article by Bill Jones; Journal of Australian Studies, 2001

Subjects:

Australia--History, Cultural policy--Australia, Group identity--Social aspects, Imperialism--Australia, Wales--Influence

Collections: Entire Library

...as a lack of patriotism and love for Wales. One writer believed that for the great majority of his fellow Welsh, love of country and nation were after...12) For surveys of the Australian literature see Reece, op. cit. and Arthur F Hughes...Bill Jones, `"From a country called Wales": The Welsh in Australia symposium, Australian Folklore...

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We're Talking Welsh, My Boyo, and I Don't Mean Irvine

Magazine article by Adrian Mourby; New Statesman, Vol. 125, July 12, 1996

Subjects:

Authors, English--Wales, English fiction--Welsh authors, Literature and society--Wales, Wales--Art

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...contribution to the culture has been made. The defensiveness of Wales English language community is exacerbated by the fact that it finds itself sandwiched between a proud and lucrative Welsh language culture and the literary power-house of England...a Welsh Language". But as C H Sisson has pointed out: "A literature is always the literature of a language, not of a nation state...
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The National Library of Wales: Guardian of a Nation's Heritage

Magazine article by Gwyn Jenkins; Contemporary Review, Vol. 273, September 1998

Subjects:

Culture--Wales, Libraries, National--Wales, Wales--Libraries

Collections: Entire Library

...Oxford. Strangely, as if in recompense, the National Library of Wales holds one of the great treasures of English literature, the earliest, and some say the only contemporary, manuscript...Black Book of Carmarthen, which is the oldest manuscript of Welsh poetry, and the Black Book of Chirk, the earliest surviving...
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Do Not Go Gentle: Dylan Thomas Died 50 Years Ago This Month. during This Year, He Has Become the Unlikely Symbol of a Confident, Outward-Looking, Modern Wales

Magazine article by Andrew Lycett; New Statesman, Vol. 132, December 1, 2003

Subjects:

Nationalism, Thomas, Dylan--Appreciation, Thomas, Dylan--Influence, Under Milk Wood (Play)--Performances

Collections: Entire Library

...competition for an essay about Wales, the European Commission scrabbled...Milk Wood--the only work of Welsh literature considered to have Continent-wide...coincided with a surge in Welsh nationalism. The drowning of the Tryweryn Valley in North Wales to provide water for Liverpool...provide a forum for Anglo-Welsh writers in the magazine Wales, For Dylan was his own man...
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Sir Rees Davies: Ralph Griffiths Commemorates the Recently Deceased Historian of Medieval Wales and Britishness

Magazine article by Ralph Griffiths; History Today, Vol. 55, September 2005

Subjects:

Davies, Robert Rees, Historians--Biography

Collections: History, Entire Library

...breaking books, from Lordship and Society in the March of Wales, 1282-1400 (1978), to The First English Empire, 1093-1343...commanding reputation. Never content with easy generalizations, the Welsh March was the first of several fields in which he addressed...nationality, marshalling his evidence as expertly from medieval literature and law, myth and landscape as from documentary sources. Where...
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Castles, Lordship and Settlement in Norman England and Wales: O.H. Creighton Examines the Many and Varied Reasons Behind the Siting of Norman Castles, and Considers Their Decisive Effect on the Cultural Landscape of Britain

Magazine article by Oliver Creighton; History Today, Vol. 53, April 2003

Subjects:

Castles--Design and construction, Castles--Location, Human settlements--Social aspects

Collections: History, Entire Library

...the dearth of comparable urban fortifications in English and Welsh towns, and conditions of relative security. A slightly later...and 1150 adjoined castles, and an even greater proportion in Wales. As estate centres and high-status residences, castles attracted...component. Edward Is programme of castle-building in North Wales, however, ensured a final flourish for the phenomenon of castle-town...stillborn and failed to develop as a viable commercial site. The Welsh Marches has a concentration of such sites, including examples...

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Rediscovering the Forgotten Classics of Welsh Literature

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), January 4, 2006

Subjects:

Wales. National Assembly

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Forgotten Classics of Welsh Literature. Byline: By ANDREW BRYSON Western Mail Five long-lost Welsh fiction masterpieces will...this month. The Library of Wales series is designed to showcase...Smith of the University of Wales, Swansea, hopes the first...beginning of a revival for Welsh literature. He said, We are looking to...
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For the First Time since the War Welsh Writing Is Attracting the Attention It Deserves. We Now Value Our Literature

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), January 20, 2005

Subjects:

Finch, Peter

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...shining out of the Wales Millennium Centres...we now value our literature. But it wasnt...Fifty years ago Welsh writing in English...the mainstream Welsh writing in English...the writers of Wales - was developed into the National Literature promotion Agency...track record of the Welsh Assembly Government for support for literature has to date been...value for money-why Wales should have its...
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BEING Welsh; Irvine Welsh Has Carved a Name for Himself as a Controversial Author Ever since Trainspotting, a Story of Drug Addiction and Lowlife, Burst on the Literary Scene in the Mid-1990s. Now He Is Turning His Sights to Wales with a New BBC Production. Tomos Livingstone Talks to Welsh about Social Awareness, Safe Sex and the Cardiff City Soul Crew

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), March 21, 2003

Subjects:

British Broadcasting Corp., Broadcasting, Broadcasting industry, Welsh, Irvine

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...He Is Turning His Sights to Wales with a New BBC Production. Tomos Livingstone Talks to Welsh about Social Awareness, Safe...41-year-old enfant terrible of literature settling down and leaving...Welsh is alive and well. Welsh has co-written a drama for BBC Wales with Dean Cavanagh. This...next week as part of the BBC Wales Social Action Week. The themed...and passion WHEN Irvine Welsh started putting together Dose...
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Welsh with a Passion

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), September 27, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Penarth. So when Islam wanted to express his gratitude to Wales for his family and his career, he thought, I should say thank...demanding task of learning a new language. Even finding a Welsh class in suburban Penarth was daunting. The prevailing attitude...first year of a degree course and reads classics of Welsh literature, such as Daniel Owens novel Gwen Tomos, or Kate Robertss Traed...
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Celtic Warrior - Interview: Huw Edwards; in a Frank Interview the BBC Six O'Clock News Presenter Huw Edwards Tells Mario Basini That It Is the Failure of Welsh-Speaking Parents to Pass the Language on to Their Children That Is Endangering It

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), January 4, 2003

Subjects:

British Broadcasting Corp., Broadcasting, Broadcasting industry

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Hilton Hotel. ``There were huge gaps in my knowledge about the history of Welsh, about when Welsh literature started, how it developed, how the history of Wales developed through the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. Those years were a kind of black...

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Welsh Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Early Works The earliest Welsh literature is preserved in...the 12th cent. However, the literature was highly developed well...so-called Four Ancient Books of Wales, are The Book of Aneurin...was a golden age in South Wales. Dafydd ap Gwilym, considered by many to be the greatest Welsh poet, broke the classical...social and political changes in Wales had marked effects, especially the anglicization of the Welsh gentry and the gradual decline...
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Wales

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...actions did not save the coal industry; most of the mines in Wales have been closed, and the few remaining ones have been privatized. As in earlier days, Welsh nationalism has undergone a revival since the mid-20th cent...opened in 1982, and there are several Welsh arts, opera, and literature councils on the national level (see also Welsh literature...
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Celtic Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

CELTIC LITERATURE see Breton literature ; Cornish literature ; Gaelic literature ; Welsh literature . ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright 2007, Columbia University Press. Licensed...
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English Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...towering figures of 20th-century English literature were not English; Shaw, Yeats, Joyce...and Beckett were Irish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, T. S. Eliot was born an American, and...best postwar British authors were the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and the Irish expatriate...
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Gaelic Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...sons of Usnech, the tragedy of Deirdre . This early Celtic literature is characterized by a simplicity and terseness of style interspersed...ballad . Its ideal hero is Finn, the Irish counterpart of the Welsh Arthur. The Fenian cycle begins with the composition of th

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