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Claiming Cambria
Shawna Lichtenwalner
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hardcover. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 490.
This book investigates the cultural impact of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century portrayals of Wales and the Welsh. During the Romantic era Welsh history was invoked by both English and Welsh writers in order to define the role of Wales in British culture, but the nature of that role was a matter of active debate. Some representations of the Welsh sought to memorialize the Welsh past while insisting on the irrelevance of continuing to distinguish between Welsh and English culture. This negotiation between groups who use history as a way of eulogizing the past and those who want to connect ... Read more
This book investigates the cultural impact of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century portrayals of Wales and the Welsh. During the Romantic era Welsh history was invoked by both English and Welsh writers in order to define the role of Wales in British culture, but the nature of that role was a matter of active debate. Some representations of the Welsh sought to memorialize the Welsh past while insisting on the irrelevance of continuing to distinguish between Welsh and English culture. This negotiation between groups who use history as a way of eulogizing the past and those who want to connect ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
Number of Pages
202
Place of Publication
Delaware, United States
ISBN
9781611490879
SKU
V9781611490879
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About Shawna Lichtenwalner
Shawna Lichtenwalner is assistant professor at East Tennessee State University.
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