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Writing Britain's Ruins

Writing Britain's Ruins

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Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Cyfrol ddarluniadol newydd sy'n olrhain y modd y troes detholiad o adfeilion Albanaidd, Cymreig, Gwyddelig a Seisnig yn wrthrychau myfyrdod diwylliannol rhwng 1700 a 1850. Tynnir ynghyd draethodau sy'n adlewyrchu'r ymatebion hynafiaethol, barddonol, gweledol, llafar, ffuglennol, dramatig, gwleidyddol, cyfreithiol a theithiol a ennynwyd ganddynt.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

This new illustrated book traces the ways in which a selection of English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish ruins served as the objects of continuous cultural reflection between 1700 and 1850, drawing together essays on the antiquarian, poetic, visual, oral, fictional, dramatic, political, legal and touristic responses that they engendered.

Manylion y cynnyrch / Product details

ISBN 13
9780712309783
Gwales Code
gwales.com.9780712309783
Gwerthwr / Vendor
Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
Long Title
Writing Britain's Ruins
Awdur / Author
Publishing, British Library
Current Price ex VAT
£30.00
Current Price inc VAT
£30.00
Availability Status (EN)
Out of print
Availability Status (CY)
Allan o brint
Dyddiad cyhoeddi / Publication Date
2018-03-12
Cyhoeddwr / Publisher
British Library Publishing
Editor
Carter, Michael; Lindfield, Peter N.; Townshend, Dale
Media Type (EN)
Hardback
Media Type (CY)
Clawr caled
Pages
304 pages
Size
170 × 245 mm
Language Code
English
Categori / Category
CY: Hanes, Hanes Lleol, Arferion Gwlad, Llên Gwerin (yn Saesneg) | EN: History, Welsh Life and Customs, Local History, Folk Tales (in English)
Is-gategori / Subcategory
CY: 1536-1800 (yn Saesneg) | EN: 1536-1800 (in English)

Cynnwys / Table of Contents

Testun: Stori'r Brenin Arthur Ardalydd Biwt CADW Cestyll Cymru Sieffre o Fynwy Gerallt Gymro Afon Gwy/ Dyffryn Gwy Mabinogion - Macsen Wledig Owain Glyndwr Gorllewin: Castell Cilgerran Abaty Ystrad Fflur Dwyrain: Caerleon Castell Carffili Castell Caerdydd Castell Cas-Gwent Abaty Llanthony Abaty Castell-Nedd Castell Rhaglan Abaty Tyndyrn Castell Tretower Gogledd: Castell Biwmares Castell Rhuddlan Castell Caernarfon Castell Conwy Dinas Bran Castell Dinbych Castell Harlech Abaty Valle Crucis

Cynnwys / Table of Contents

Topics: King Arthur Marquess of Bute CADW Welsh Castles Geoffrey of Monmouth Gerald of Wales River Wye/ Wye Valley Mabinogion - Magnus Maximus Owain Glyndwr West: Cilgerran Castle Strata Florida Abbey East: Caerleon Caerphilly Castle Cardiff Castle Chepstow Castle Llanthony Abbey Neath Abbey Raglan Castle Tintern Abbey Tretower Castle North: Beaumaris Castle Rhuddlan Castle Caernarfon Castle Conwy Castle Dinas Bran Denbigh Castle Harlech Castle Valley Crucis Abbey

Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Michael Carter is Senior Properties Historian at English Heritage. Peter Lindfield is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow based at the University of Stirling. Dale Townshend is Professor of Gothic Literature in the Centre for Gothic Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

Over the course of the long eighteenth century (1700–1850), Britain’s ruined medieval or ‘Gothic’ abbeys, castles and towers became the objects of intense cultural interest. Turning their attention away from Classical to local and national sites of architectural ruin, antiquaries and topographers began to scrutinise and sketch, record and describe the material remains of the British past, an expression of interest in domestic antiquity that was shared by many contemporary painters, poets, writers, politicians and tourists. Thoroughly interdisciplinary in its approach, Writing Britain’s Ruins provides an accessible and engaging account of the ways in which Britain’s ruins inspired writers, artists and thinkers during a period of extraordinary cultural richness.

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