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Emyr Humphreys

    Emyr Humphreys je popredný waleský románopisec, básnik a autor, píšuci po anglicky aj po walesky. Jeho dielo je cenené pre svoju hĺbku a jazykovú obratnosť. Humphreys skúma zložité ľudské vzťahy a waleskú identitu. Jeho tvorba predstavuje významný prínos pre literatúru.

    A Toy Epic
    The Taliesin tradition
    • A Toy Epic

      • 210 stránok
      • 8 hodin čítania

      A Toy Epic is the story of three boys moving towards the threshold of adult life in the Thirties. From differing backgrounds, their lives cross and touch until they become firm friends.

      A Toy Epic2012
      3,7
    • The Taliesin tradition

      • 245 stránok
      • 9 hodin čítania

      In The Taliesin Tradition, Emyr Humphreys shows how literature in Wales has reshaped and reasserted Welsh identity in the face of English cultural imperialism. Figures such as Taliesin, a sixth century poet, Myrddin (Merlin), the bards of medieval princes, Dr John Dee, Iolo Morganwg, Mabon, Lloyd George, and Saunders Lewis have all redefined the image of Wales in their own historical periods. Wales has been, in turn, a bastion of British Christianity, the basis of Tudor imperialism, a haven for the Romantics, a leader of Liberalism and Socialism, and the inspiration for twentieth century Welsh nationalism. Tracing the links in this chain, Humphreys identifies a situation increasingly common in Europe and elsewhere: the preservation of a national past in the context of an international future. His book reflects the vital relationship between literature and identity, between poetry and politics.

      The Taliesin tradition1983
      4,7