Wales in Quotation by Meic Stephens
Writers, politicians, visitors, insiders and outsiders of all lands have tried to grasp the elusive nature of the Welsh character, that subtle creation of history, geography, language and social custom that makes the self-images of the Welsh so different from the impression of outside observers. In this book Meic Stephens has gathered together more than 1,000 quotations about Wales and the Welsh, drawn from sources both native and foreign, literary and comic, favourable and hostile. Topics range from landscape, language and religion to politics, popular culture and the arts. This is a book which is entertaining and informative, and which is a stimulating guide for all interested in Wales. But a word of warning from Trevor Fishlock: 'Wales, though small, cannot be tidily parcelled. Just as you think you have the picture right, somebody gives the kaleidoscope a nudge and moves the bits.'
"Wales in quotation is one of the excellent titles in the Pocket Guide series produced by the University of Wales Press and is really an extension of his previous work as an anthologist" Cambrensis
Meic Stephens is a freelance author, editor and journalist. Among the reference works he has compiled and edited are The Oxford Companion to the Literature of Wales (1986) and A Dictionary of Literary Quotations (1990), and he is also an editor of the Writers of Wales series.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780708315606 |
| ISBN 10 | 0708315607 |
| Title | Wales in Quotation |
| Author | Meic Stephens |
| Series | Pocket Guides |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Wales Press |
| Year published | 1999-10-06 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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