Baquet's Guide to the World's Classics: Wales

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George Herbert, Welsh Poet
(1593-1633)

Just the Facts:

Name: George Herbert
Birth: April 3, 1593, Montgomery, Wales, UK
Death: March 1, 1633, Bemerton, England, UK
Language: English, Latin, Welsh (?)
Who he was: Welsh poet and Anglican priest; The Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations; A Priest to the Temple (also called The Country Parson)
Included in lists (What's This?): HC; Bloom

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The Mabinogion, Welsh Story Collection
(12th-13th centuries)

Ceridwen, an enchantress in the Mabinogion,
by Christopher Williams

Just the Facts:

Name: The Mabinogion
Dates: 12th-13th centuries
Place: Wales
Language: Welsh
What it is: Welsh story collection, including Welsh and other Celtic traditions

Geoffrey of Monmouth, Welsh Historian
(c. 1100-c. 1155)

Merlin prophesies for Vortigern, from a manuscript
of the Historia Regum Britanniae

Just the Facts:

Name: Geoffrey of Monmouth
Known as: Galfridus Monemutensis, Galfridus Arturus
Dates: c. 1100-c. 1155
Place: Wales, England
Language: Latin
Who he was: Welsh historian; Historia Regum Britanniae (The History of the Kings of Britain)

Dylan Thomas, Welsh Poet and Writer
(1914-1953)

Just the Facts:

Name: Dylan Thomas
Birth: October 27, 1914, Uplands, Swansea
Death: November 9, 1953, New York City, New York, USA
Language: English
Who he was: Welsh poet and writer who wrote "Do not go gentle into that good night"; "And death shall have no dominion"; Under Milk Wood; A Child's Christmas in Wales; Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog
Included in lists (What's This?): Bloom

R. S. Thomas, Welsh Poet
(1913-2000)

Just the Facts:

Name: Ronald Stuart Thomas
Known as: R. S. Thomas
Birth: March 29, 1913, Cardiff, UK
Death: September 25, 2000, Criccieth, UK
Languages: Welsh; English
Who he was: Welsh poet and Anglican priest; collections Song at the Year's Turning; Laboratories of the Spirit
Included in lists (What's This?): Bloom

Roald Dahl, British Writer
(1916-1990)

Just the Facts:

Name: Roald Dahl
Birth: September 13, 1916, Llandaff, Cardiff, UK
Death: November 23, 1990, Oxford, UK
Language: English
Who he was: Welsh-born author of novels, especially the children's books James and the Giant Peach; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Fantastic Mr Fox; The BFG; Matilda

Idwal Jones, Novelist and Non-Fiction Writer
(1887/1888-1964)

Just the Facts:

Name: Idwal Jones
Birth: December 8, 1887 or 1888, Festiniog, Wales
Death: November 14, 1964, Laguna Beach, California, USA
Language: English
Who he was: American writer of novels and non-fiction; The Vineyard; Ark of Empire: San Francisco’s Montgomery Block
Included in lists (What's This?): CA

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George Herbert, Welsh Poet(1593-1633)

The Mabinogion, Welsh Story Collection(12th-13th centuries)

Geoffrey of Monmouth, Welsh Historian(c. 1100-c. 1155)

Dylan Thomas, Welsh Poet and Writer(1914-1953)

R. S. Thomas, Welsh Poet(1913-2000)

Roald Dahl, British Writer(1916-1990)

Idwal Jones, Novelist and Non-Fiction Writer(1887/1888-1964)

George Herbert, Welsh Poet
(1593-1633)

The Mabinogion, Welsh Story Collection
(12th-13th centuries)

Geoffrey of Monmouth, Welsh Historian
(c. 1100-c. 1155)

Dylan Thomas, Welsh Poet and Writer
(1914-1953)

R. S. Thomas, Welsh Poet
(1913-2000)

Roald Dahl, British Writer
(1916-1990)

Idwal Jones, Novelist and Non-Fiction Writer
(1887/1888-1964)