Bardic Circles
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| Author | : Cathryn Charnell-White |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015074279426 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Bardic Circles by : Cathryn Charnell-White
Book excerpt: Bardism was the idiosyncratic vision of the Romantic forger Iolo Morganwg--a radical Druid revival that asserted Welsh identity and downplayed the influence of Christianity. It furnished the Welsh nation with a pantheon of heroes; asserted liberty, equality, freedom of speech, and opposition to war; and repudiated the tired contemporary stereotype of the barbarous Celt. Bardic Circles discusses the national, religious, and personal identities made explicit in Bardism and its relation to Iolo's self-definition, Romantic forgeries, and contemporary Welsh self-image.
