
Memory and Nation
Writing the History of Wales
- 512 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Written in honour of Professor Huw Pryce, this volume brings together exciting new research on writing and performing the history of Wales, from the Middle Ages to the modern period. Each chapter offers a different perspective on the theme of historical writing and remembrance. The first section (Texts and their Histories) focuses on the creation and function of medieval historical texts; a wide range of texts are investigated here, including chronicles and narrative histories, charters, and the Welsh triads. The second section (History and Identity) concerns the relationship between writing history and identity construction; chapters consider different aspects of this theme, including the role of bishops in writing history and the use of names to construct ethnic identities. The third and final section (Memory and Nation) widens the lens to investigate strategies of remembrance and the performance of history; this includes essays on the Eisteddfod, tattoos of historical individuals and the role of historical pageants in twentieth-century nation building. Taken together, the contributions to the volume offer new insights into Welsh historical writing and perceptions of the past throughout the ages.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements â‹® Diolchiadau
- List of Figures and Tables â‹® Rhestr o Ffigyrau a Thablau
- Abbreviations â‹® Byrfoddau
- Notes on Contributors â‹® Bywgraffiadau Cyfranwyr
- Introduction â‹® Rhagymadrodd
- Part I: Texts And Their Histories Rhan I: Testunau A’u Hanes
- Part II: History And Identity Rhan II: Hanes A Hunaniaeth
- Part III: Memory And Nation Rhan III: Cof Cenedl
- Notes â‹® Nodiadau
- Manuscripts Cited â‹® Rhestr o Lawysgrifau
- Selected Bibliography â‹® Llyfryddiaeth Ddethol