History of Wales in Twelve Poems

A short collection of poems that provides a window into the Welsh poetic tradition from ancient times to today.

Throughout the centuries, poets have provided Wales with a window into its own distinctive world. This book aims to give general readers a sense of the view to be seen through that special window. Poetry played a crucial part in sustaining a sense of Welsh identity from the seventh century until today. This study views the history of Wales through the lens of twelve poems that span almost fifteen hundred years. The featured poems bring different periods and aspects of the Welsh past into focus while providing some flavor of a poetic tradition, both ancient and modern, that is internationally renowned for its distinction.

About the author

M. Wynn Thomas is a professor of English and the Emyr Humphreys Professor of Welsh writing in English at Swansea University in Wales. Ruth Jên Evans is a professional artist whose works combine media, specializing in printmaking from her studio in an old shoe shop in Tal-y-bont, Ceredigion.

Summary

This is not a stuffy anthology of poetry. It offers a new way of viewing the Welsh past, showing how some aspects of it are best accessed through the words of its renowned poets.

Product details

• Authors: M. Wynn Thomas, Thomas M. Wynn
• Assisted by: Ruth Jen Evans (Illustration), Ruth Jên Evans (Illustration), M. Wynn Thomas (Editor)
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781786837660
• ISBN: 978-1-78683-766-0
• No. of pages: 96
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Wales, M, History, POETRY / General, European History, Ruth, Poetry, Thomas, HISTORY / World, Poems, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Wales, of, General & world history, British & Irish history, Evans, General and world history, Twelve, Wynn, Jên