1. World War 1 reflected in Welsh literature Flashcards
4 authors from the war times
Hedd Wyn,
R. Williams Parry
Edward Thomas,
Wilfred Owen
3 authors from the 1930s who wrote abt the war:
David Jones,
Kate Roberts,
Lewis Jones
2 contemporary poets who wrote abt the war:
Owen Sheers,
Ifor ap Glyn
Explain the “Rape of Belgium”
War crimes committed by Germans in Belgium, often used in propaganda pieces
Most important battle in WW1 for Welsh ppl
Battle of Mametz Wood
(1916)
Describe literary works in WW1 (generally, 3 points)
-lack of prose
-poetry in Welsh & English
-poetry in Eng. by “border poets”
Who were border poets
WW1 - poets writing in English, with a more complicated national identity
Effects of WW1 (3):
-spiritual crisis
-suffrage movement
-a growing sense of Britishness (but also separateness?)
Who wrote “Y Rhyfel” (war)
Hedd Wyn
“Epitome of Wales and WW1”
-who?
Hedd Wyn
Describe Hedd Wyn (3):
-against the war, enlisted by force
-killed in Belgium
-posthumously received the Chair
Who wrote “Yr Awr” (The Hero)
Hedd Wyn
Describe R. Williams Parry (2):
-very anti-war, but survived
-ostracised for anti-war sentiments
Describe “I Gi” (To a dog) + whose is it?
R. Williams Parry’s “I Gi” (To a dog):
-criticises people for ostracising him
-condemns ppl for glorifying war
“Englynion Coffa Hedd Wyn”
Describe + whose?
R. Williams Parry’s “Hedd Wyn”:
-very anti-war, poet as a peaceful being
-2 parts (1st: poet at war, AABB; 2nd: poet in a foreign land, cynghanedd)
“Rain” -describe +whose?
Edward Thomas,
-1st person, repetition
-equal amounts of syllables (imitating rain)
-romantic, individualism, nature, sublime
Considered the greatest British poet of WW1
Wilfred Owen
“Dulce et Decorum Est” describe +whose?
Wilfred Owen
-describes the trenches (gas)
-anti-war
-pronouns change
1930s works in general had tendencies to….
respect pacifism
“In Parenthesis” describe +whose?
David Jones
-epic poem (based on experiences)
-modernism
-alliteration, biblical
“Traed Mewn Cyffion” (Feet in chains) describe +whoes?
Kate Roberts
-at first the war seemed impersonal, then it became visible everywhere, conscription, death of Twm (based on her brother)
“Cwmardy” describe +author
Lewis Jones
-WW1 as a class struggle
-opposes war bc he doesn’t want to kill German lower class
What was englyn milwr
Englyn Milwr - ancient Celtic form of poetry used to commemorate fallen soldiers
who wrote Englyn Milwr in the 2000s
Owen Sheers
