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Welsh Spirit of Gwent by Mair Elvet Thomas (1988, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherGwasg Prifysgol Cymru / University of Wales Press

ISBN-100708310206

ISBN-139780708310205

eBay Product ID (ePID)5203759

Product Key Features

Number of Pages64 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameWelsh Spirit of Gwent

Publication Year1988

SubjectCeltic Languages, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Customs & Traditions, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Foreign Language Study, Social Science

AuthorMair Elvet Thomas

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight6.1 Oz

Item Length7.2 in

Item Width5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN89-107255

ReviewsThe Welsh Spirit of GwentMair Elvet Thomaspp 64 1998 paperback £4.95ISBN 0-7083-1020-6Gwent is sometimes presented as the most Anglicized county of Wales. This book corrects the perspective by tracing the Welsh cultural tradition of the county. The author recounts the work of the Cymreigyddion Society of the mid-1800s; the contribution of Gwent's poets, authors and publishers; and the events of the National Eisteddfodau held in Newport (1897), Abergavenny (1913), Pontypool (1924), and Ebbw Vale (1958). Finally, she discusses the language and culture in Gwent today.Mair Elvet Thomas is a retired teacher and former National Secretary of the women's organization Merched y Wawr. She has written widely in Welsh on the Welsh literary and social history of Gwent.The cover illustration shows the Proclamation of the Gorsedd at Belle Vue Park, Newport, 1896. (By permission of Newport Museum and Art Gallery.)

Dewey Edition20

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal942.9/9

SynopsisGwent is sometimes presented as the most Anglicanized county of Wales. This book corrects that perspective by tracing the Welsh cultural tradition of the county. Black-and-white photographs.

LC Classification NumberDA740.G88E48 1988