The Literary and Historical Legacy of Iolo Morganwg, 1826-1926 (University of Wales Press - Iolo Morganwg and the Romantic Tradition)
Publisher: University of Wales Press
Published: February 15, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780708321133
Subjects: Collections & anthologies of various literary forms; Literary Criticism; Literature - Classics / Criticism; British Isles; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Literary Criticism & Collections / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Description: "This volume analyses the public reception and criticism of the writings of Iolo Morganwg during the long nineteenth century, considers the development of his ideas about the Eisteddfod and the Gorsedd of the Bards of the Isle of Britain, and reveals how the myth of 'old Iolo' took root at a time when Romanticism and nationalism gave rise to a historicist view of nationhood. The counterfeit material that Iolo added to historical sources was eagerly received by scholars in search of a core historical narrative and also inspired Romantics much farther afield. From the late Victorian period, however, a powerful critique of Iolo's legacy paved the way for more reputable twentieth-century Welsh scholarship. A selection of little-known key texts included in this volume also provides new insights into the way in which this legendary figure and his work were perceived."--Jacket.