Geraint H. Jenkins Libri
Geraint Huw Jenkins è un illustre storico la cui erudizione si concentra sulla storia gallese. La sua carriera accademica ha incluso una cattedra presso l'Aberystwyth University e la direzione del Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies dell'University of Wales. Come professore di storia gallese di lunga data, la sua esperienza ha plasmato la comprensione del passato del Galles. Il suo ritiro è stato celebrato con un titolo emerito, sottolineando i suoi contributi duraturi al campo.
Bard of Liberty
- 288pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
This is the first full-scale study of the political radicalism of Iolo Morganwg, the renowned Welsh romantic whose colourful life as a Glamorgan stonemason, poet, writer, political activist and humanitarian made him one of the founders of modern Wales.
A Concise History of Wales
- 360pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
This volume presents an accessible account of Wales from Neanderthal times to the present. Geraint Jenkins explores the emergence of Wales as a nation, and its changing identities and values. This beautifully illustrated guide will appeal to students, general readers, and travellers to Wales.
A Rattleskull Genius
- 512pagine
- 18 ore di lettura
Better known by the bardic name of Iolo Morganwg, Edward Williams was one of history's great fantasists. The legacy he left behind was a cottage filled to the ceiling with manuscripts. This volume provides a re-evaluation of the diverse interests of Iolo Morganwg and the extent to which his ideas and writings shaped the Welsh cultural tradition.
From the dawn of civilisation, this south-western peninsula of Wales has provided a landing stage for migrating people sailing up the western shores of Europe. Through the Neolithic, Bronze and Celtic ages, they brought with them new materials, new crafts, new ideas and a desire to market and exchange. -- Welsh Books Council