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A Guide to Welsh Literature: 1530-1700 v. 3

Language: English

April 1997 · 304 pages ·220x213mm

· Paperback - 9780708314005

This is the third of a series of volumes outlining the history and development of Welsh literature from its beginnings in the sixth century to the present day. This volume contains 11 essays examining the literature of Wales and its historical background between 1550 and 1700.

"The contributors to this volume do an excellent job of addressing the far-ranging effects of these developments on Welsh poetry and prose, while also highlighting the uniqueness of individual poets and writers . . . Given that this volume contains eleven chapters by eleven different contributions, it is remarkably coherent. While the thorough index makes this a very useful reference book, it can also be read straight through as a fluid narrative of literary history . . . Each chapter constitutes a solid introduction to its specific field . . ." -New Welsh Review

The historical background; the decline of professional poetry; early free-metre poetry; late free-metre poetry; the humanists' challenge to the professional poets; humanist prose and scholarship; biblical translation; Anglian prose; Roman Catholic prose; Puritan and nonconformist prose; from manuscript to print.