'The Bard is a Very Singular Character': Iolo Morganwg, Marginalia and Print Culture
()
About this ebook
This volume approaches the fascinating figure of Iolo Morganwg - stonemason, poet and literary forger - from three distinct but interrelated angles. They all take as their starting point Iolo Morganwg's 'marginality' within mainstream literary society both in London and in Wales and demonstrate the strategies that he used to overcome the frustrations of his situation. Iolo's notoriety as a literary forger provides the context for the first discussion in the volume, which considers his efforts to pass on his own work as that of famous Welsh writers of the past. This chapter looks at how important the editorial apparatus with which Iolo surrounded his forgeries was to his attempt to ensure their satisfactory reception. Secondly, two collections of printed books owned by Iolo and containing marginal commentary in his hand are explored. The discussion here demonstrates Iolo's keen interest in the forging of a path for the Welsh language within the developing public domain of the regional eisteddfodau and also his complex personal relations with some of the more successful authors of his day. Iolo's vulnerability and marginality within the context of a Welsh public sphere are both brought to the fore in this chapter. Finally, the volume turns to the marginalia left by Iolo on letters within his collection of correspondence, showing his extraordinary creativity and bringing to attention for the first time some of his unpublished work in the fields of Welsh and English poetry and on matters relating to the Welsh language.
Ffion Mair Jones
Dr Ffion Mair Jones has been a Research Fellow at the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies since October 2001, working initially on the 'Iolo Morganwg and the Romantic Tradition in Wales' project and currently on the 'Wales and the French Revolution Project'.
Related to 'The Bard is a Very Singular Character'
Related ebooks
Bard of Liberty: The Political Radicalism of Iolo Morganwg Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStandish O'Grady's Cuculain: A Critical Edition Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Literature of Wales Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dragon Has Two Tongues: Essays on Anglo-Welsh Writers and Writing Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Customs and Traditions of Wales: With an Introduction by Emma Lile Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Arthur in the Celtic Languages: The Arthurian Legend in Celtic Literatures and Traditions Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Arthur of the Welsh: The Arthurian Legend in Medieval Welsh Literature Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Triads of Britain Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCircles of Meaning, Labyrinths of Fear: The Twenty-two Relationships of a Spiritual Life and Culture - And Why They Need Protection Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLiving Wands of the Druids: Harvesting, Crafting, and Casting with Magical Tools Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Celtic Psaltery Being Mainly Renderings in English Verse from Irish & Welsh Poetry Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFairy tales of Cornwall Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Moriarty Reader: Preparing for Early Spring Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThis Ancient Heart: Landscape, Ancestor, Self Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Guide to the Churches and Chapels of Wales Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTraditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall, Second Series Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPolytheistic Monasticism: Voices from Pagan Cloisters Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Ancient Welsh Bardic Poetry Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Curious Myths of the Middle Ages: The Sangreal, Pope Joan, The Wandering Jew, and Others Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe English Poetic Mind: An Essay Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Trioedd Ynys Prydein: The Triads of the Island of Britain Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Beguine, the Angel, and the Inquisitor: The Trials of Marguerite Porete and Guiard of Cressonessart Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Welsh Gothic Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGreen Mass: The Ecological Theology of St. Hildegard of Bingen Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGreat Norse, Celtic and Teutonic Legends Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Turning the Wheel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFolk-lore of Shakespeare Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Literary Criticism For You
The Art of Seduction: by Robert Greene | Conversation Starters Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5One Hundred Years of Solitude: A Novel by Gabriel Garcia Márquez | Conversation Starters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Power of Habit: by Charles Duhigg | Conversation Starters Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Speed Reading: How to Read a Book a Day - Simple Tricks to Explode Your Reading Speed and Comprehension Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/512 Rules For Life: by Jordan Peterson | Conversation Starters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 48 Laws of Power: by Robert Greene | Conversation Starters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Man's Search for Meaning: by Viktor E. Frankl | Conversation Starters Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Verity: by Colleen Hoover | Conversation Starters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.by Brené Brown | Conversation Starters Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Letters to a Young Poet Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer | Conversation Starters Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Bad Feminist: Essays Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain | Conversation Starters Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Circe: by Madeline Miller | Conversation Starters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Just Kids: A National Book Award Winner Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5As I Lay Dying Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 1]: An Experiment in Literary Investigation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5SUMMARY Of The Plant Paradox: The Hidden Dangers in Healthy Foods That Cause Disease and Weight Gain Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Book of Virtues Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Gulag Archipelago: The Authorized Abridgement Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Reader’s Companion to J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for 'The Bard is a Very Singular Character'
0 ratings0 reviews