9780708314005

Book Description: University of Wales Press, United Kingdom, 1997. Paperback. Book Condition: New. 220 x 213 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. This is the third of a series of volumes outlining the history and development of Welsh literature from its beginnings in the sixth century to the present day. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to Welsh literature of the period c. 1530-1700. During this period Welsh literature underwent a profound transformation, largely reflecting the political and social changes of the times. The old professional poetry went into a lingering decline, and new forms of free-metre verse arose to take its place. The advent of humanism provided the impetus for remarkable Biblical translations, which laid the foundations for a new style of religious prose-writing practiced in varying ways by Anglicans, Puritans and Catholics alike. From a total dependence on manuscripts for the dissemination of literature at the beginning of the sixteenth century there was a shift to an almost total dependence on print by the end of the seventeenth century. All these topics are discussed lucidly and systematically by leading authorities. Bookseller Inventory # WBC9780708314005

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Book Description: Univ of Wales Pr, 1997. Paperback. Book Condition: Brand New. 304 pages. 8.40x5.40x0.70 inches. In Stock. Bookseller Inventory # __0708314007

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Book Description: University of Chicago press. Book Condition: New. New, This item can not be shipped Internationl. Bookseller Inventory # 0708314007

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