The literature of Wales /

A concise and authoritative survey of both the Welsh- and English-language literatures of Wales from the earliest period up to the present day. This illustrated guide, containing extracts from original texts with English translations, is a revised version of the author's original volume, and in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Johnston, Dafydd (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2017.
Edition:	Revised edition.
Subjects:	English literature > Welsh authors > History and criticism. Welsh literature > History and criticism. English literature > Welsh authors. Intellectual life. Literature. Welsh literature. Wales > Intellectual life. Wales > In literature. Wales. Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements
List of illustrations
Preface to the first edition
Preface to the second edition
Heroic poetry
Early medieval poetry
Medieval prose
Medieval poetry
The Renaissance
The eighteenth century
The Victorian age
The literary revival of the early twentieth century
The inter-war years
Post-war literature
The later twentieth century
Contemporary literature
Further reading
Index.