The Correspondence of Iolo Morganwg

by Geraint H. Jenkins, Ffion Mair Jones, David Ceri Jones

Overview

This three-volume edition of the correspondence of Iolo Morganwg offers unique insights into the career and works of one of the most creative and influential figures in the history of modern Wales. A total of 1, 230 letters vividly reveal the extent of his multifarious interests and the diverse networks of friends, acquaintances, and enemies who brought both blessing and curses into his turbulent life. One of the finest exponents of the epistolary arts of his own day, Morganwg comes across in the letters as a garrulous, digressive figure, warm-blooded in his patriotism, devoted to his native tongue and its literature, and implacably opposed to injustice and cruelty. This fully annotated edition provides fascinating reading for anyone interested in Welsh society, the world happenings of Romanticism, and the literature of Britain and Wales.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780708321317
Publisher:	University of Wales Press
Publication date:	04/18/2008
Series:	Iolo Morganwg and the Romantic Tradition
Pages:	2650
Product dimensions:	10.40(w) x 7.90(h) x 7.20(d)

About the Author

Geraint H. Jenkins is professor emeritus and honorary senior fellow of the Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, University of Wales.
 



David Ceri Jones is reader in early modern history at Aberystwyth University.



David Ceri Jones is reader in early modern history at Aberystwyth University.

Table of Contents

Volume I: 1770-1796
Preface
Editorial Methods
Principal Events in the Life of Iolo Morganwg
List of Letters
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
 
Introduction
The Correspondence of Iolo Morganwg: Letters 1-438
 
 
Volume II: 1797-1809
List of Letters
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
 
The Correspondence of Iolo Morganwg: Letters 439-818
 
 
Volume III: 1810-1826
List of Letters
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
 
The Correspondence of Iolo Morganwg: Letters 819-1230
 
Note on the Index
Index