Series: Iolo Morganwg and the Romantic Tradition In Wales

General Editor: Geraint H. Jenkins
Based on a major research project currently underway at the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, this exciting new interdisciplinary series of volumes is devoted to the life and works of Iolo Morganwg, the most extraordinary figure in the entire cultural history of Wales. The aim of the series is to re-evaluate critically the ideas and writings of the Flemingston wizard. His archive in the National Library of Wales – a treasure trove of fascinating and diverse material – provides such a wealth of information that we plan to bring his entire correspondence and selections of his writings into the public domain. Those who live outside Wales know precious little about Iolo Morganwg and the series is designed to appeal to scholars of the Romantic age and a wider audience beyond the confines of Wales.

The Correspondence of Iolo Morganwg

Volumes I, II and III

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

pp xviii850 234x156mm October 2007 hardback
ISBN 978-0-7083-2131-7

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.

 total of 1,230 letters vividly reveal the extent of his multifarious interests and the diverse network of friends, acquaintances and enemies who brought both blessings and curses into his turbulent life. Iolo himself was one of the finest exponents of the epistolary art in his day and, by viewing him through his letters, the reader will discover 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 everyone interested in Welsh society and culture during the Romantic period. 

Editors

Professor Geraint H. Jenkins FBA is the Director of the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies. Dr Ffion Mair Jones is a Research Fellow at the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies. Dr David Ceri Jones, formerly a Research Fellow at the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, is a Lecturer in the Department of History and Welsh History at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.

Dr Ffion Mair Jones Research Fellow with The Iolo Morganwg and the Romantic Tradition in Wales Project based in the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Dr David Ceri Jones teaches in Welsh History at the University Of Wales, Aberystwyth.