This volume provides the first authoritative and thorough analysis of the fortunes of the Welsh language in the most tumultuous period of its history. Twenty-one chapters discuss not only the numerical and territorial decline of Welsh but also its struggle for official recognition and its role in a wide variety of social domains.
Stylistics: is a comprehensive introduction to literary stylistics. The book covers the core areas, including register, dialect, vocabulary, grammar, sound and rhythm, speech and thought, narrative, dialogue, metaphor and meaning. The author draws on a range of literary texts, from Ernest Hemingway and D.H. Lawrence to Sylvia Plath, Roger McGough and Irvine Welsh. Also provided are classic readings by the key names in the discipline, including Derek Attridge, Ronald Carter and Walter Nash, Roger Fowler and Mick Short.
Wales With Your Family is a full colour, practical and accessible book for independently minded UK families looking to make the most of their family holiday. The guide highlights the best opportunities for families in the region and offers expert opinion on where to stay, where to eat and where to spend your holiday time enjoyably. · Includes: Best Family Experiences, Best Castles, Best Beaches, Best Festivals and Events, Best Attractions for Teenagers and Best Sporting Activities for Families · How to plan a trip a family trip to Wales with all the need to know advice. · Discover: Welsh legends; Welsh history; Welsh vocabulary; Welsh culture; Welsh food and farmers' markets; Welsh sports and adventure sports. · Areas covered: Cardiff and surroundings; South Wales: Wye Valley, The Welsh Valleys, Brecon Beacons, Vale of Glamorgan, Swansea, Gower Peninsula; West Wales: Carmathenshire, Pembrokeshire, South Cardiganshire; Mid Wales: North Cardiganshire, Cambrian Mountains and Border towns; North Wales: The North Coast, Anglesey, Snowdonia, The West Coast and The Borders.
Welsh Fairy Tales by William Elliot Griffis, illustrated
Though our debt to Wales for many things is great, we count not least those inheritances from the world of imagination, for which the Cymric Land was famous, even before the days of either Anglo-Saxon or Norman.
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