Deze serie duikt in de levens en werken van opmerkelijke Welse schrijvers die het literaire landschap van de natie hebben gevormd. Het biedt diepgaande inzichten in hun creatieve processen en de culturele contexten waarin ze bloeiden. Gericht op lezers die geïnteresseerd zijn in literatuurgeschiedenis en Britse regionale literatuur, belicht elk deel een sleutelfiguur. De collectie analyseert hun unieke bijdragen aan een rijk en blijvend literair erfgoed.
At his death in 2000, R S Thomas was widely considered to be one of the major poets of the English-speaking world, having been nominated for the Nobel prize for Literature. This title provides an introduction to Thomas' life and work, as well as fresh perspectives and insights for those already familiar with the poetry.
This is the first full-length scholarly study of the prize-winning poet Ruth Bidgood, a writer who is best known for her long-term literary engagement with the landscape and communities of the mid-Wales region she has made her home.
This is the first book about Welsh periodicals in English to show how they have helped the development of Welsh writers and have provoked debate about key cultural and political issues in Wales.
An authoritative introduction by a leading Dylan Thomas scholar to the nature, cultural background, achievement and critical reception of this major poetOCOs work."
The first book-length study of the work of the bilingual Welsh poet and novelist Christopher Meredith, best-known for his depiction of post-industrial south-east Wales.