Compact Wales: Shepherd War Poet, The by Hedd Wyn Paperback Book

Description: Compact Wales: Shepherd War Poet, The by Hedd Wyn, Myrddin ap Dafydd A century after his death as a young man on a blood-soaked battlefield far away from mountain farm, one of many thousands wasted that very same day, Hedd Wyns name remains seared on an entire nations memory. His home has become a place of pilgrimage, and his story continues to anger and inspire us. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A century after his death as a young man on a blood-soaked battlefield far from his mountain farm, Hedd Wyns name remains seared on an entire nations memory. His home has become a place of pilgrimage, and his story continues to sadden, anger and inspire us. This volume comprises a collection of Hedd Wyns poems in English translation by Howard Huws with 54 striking images. Review He was a shepherd, not a soldier. He was also a promising young poet from the heartland of Meirionnydd. He had learned the craft of Welsh poetry and was killed only a few weeks before the National Eisteddfod in Birkenhead in 1917, the Eisteddfod in which his ode had been deemed worthy of its Chair. His story has a cruel twist in its tail and the loss of Hedd Wyn came to embody all the losses of the First World War in Wales.Hedd Wyn was lost far too early but some of his poems are, without a shadow of doubt, among the most famous and most significant Welsh poems of the 20th century. The translated selection in this volume will reach a wider audience who will feel empathy with the grief, but will also appreciate the values embossed in the poems – the love of country, people, friendship and peace. These are the values that we uphold earnestly when we remember and try to understand what happened a century ago. -- Publisher: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch Details ISBN1845275942 Author Myrddin ap Dafydd Publisher Gwasg Carreg Gwalch Year 2017 ISBN-10 1845275942 ISBN-13 9781845275945 Format Paperback Media Book Pages 96 Publication Date 2017-05-10 UK Release Date 2017-05-10 Imprint Gwasg Carreg Gwalch Place of Publication Pwlheli Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2017-05-10 NZ Release Date 2017-05-10 Edited by Myrddin ap Dafydd DEWEY 891.66126 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:102445180;

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