The Powells of Nanteos
The Powells of Nanteos
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The Powells of Nanteos by Gerald Morgan
Highly readable book tracing the story of the Nanteos Estate near Aberystwyth, Wales from 1589 till 1954. The book discusses the history of the estate and the eighteenth-century Grade I-listed mansion house, Plas Nanteos, and of the fabled Nanteos Cup - a medieval drinking bowl which was claimed to be the Holy Grail. However, Morgan's main focus in this volume is on the colorful stories of the Jones and Powell gentry families who lived at Nanteos. Special attention is paid to aesthete George Powell (1842-82), who Morgan describes as 'the most interesting of his class in Wales'.
Gerald Morgan was a Meyricke Exhibitioner at Jesus College, Oxford, and holds a DPhil from the University of Oxford. He was formerly a Senior Lecturer and Fellow in the School of English at Trinity College Dublin. His publications include Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and the Idea of Righteousness (1991), The Tragic Argument of Troilus and Criseyde (2005), The Shaping of English Poetry: Essays on 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight', Langland, Chaucer and Spenser (Peter Lang, 2010), The Shaping of English Poetry, Volume II: Essays on 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight', Langland and Chaucer (Peter Lang, 2013) and the edited volume Chaucer in Context: A Golden Age of English Poetry (Peter Lang, 2012).
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781800996915 |
| ISBN 10 | 1800996918 |
| Title | The Powells of Nanteos |
| Author | Gerald Morgan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Y Lolfa |
| Year published | 2025-07-11 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |