7. Summarise these works Flashcards
Traed Mewn Cyffion, Cwmardy, How Green was My Valley, Wythnos Yng Nghymru Fydd, Un Nos Ola Leuad, Llyfr Glas Nebo
Who wrote “Traed Mewn Cyffion” (Feet in chains)
Kate Roberts
How long is the story in “Feet in Chains” by Kate Roberts?
-40 years
At what point does “Feet in Chains” (by Kate Roberts) start?
-the wedding of Jane and Ifan Gruffydd
(40 years)
What problems does the family face in “Feet in chains” by Kate Roberts?
(19 & 20 c)
-poverty
-miners’ strikes
-WW1
Who does the book “Feet in chains” (by ate Roberts) focus on + why?
Owen -struggles to find identity in the community
What does the main character of “Feet in chains” (by Kate Roberts” do for a living?
Owen is a Welsh teacher, but doesn’t see any future or point in it
(or in life in general)
Who wrote “Wythnos Yng Nghymru Fydd” (a week in Wales)?
Islwyn Ffowc Elis
Who is the main character in “A week in Wales” by Islwyn Ffowc Elis?
Ifan Powell
Summarise the plot of “A week in Wales” by Islwyn Ffowc Elis:
-Ifan Powell transported to 2033 (utopi)
–kidnapped, sent back
-travels to the future again (dystopia)
–starts supporting Plaid Cymru
Why does Ifan Powell want to go back to the future in “A Week in Wales” by Islwyn Ffowc Elis?
He falls in love with a woman in the utopia Welsh future
What does the Welsh utopia look like in “A Week in Wales” by Islwyn Ffowc Elis?
-Wales > independent country
-culture celebrated
-language spoken widely
What does the Welsh dystopia look like in “A Week in Wales” by Islwyn Ffowc Elis?
-language dead
-land afforested / flooded
Who wrote “Un nos Ola Leuad” (One Moonlit Night)?
Caradog Prichard
What genre is “Un Nos Ola Leuad” by Caradog Prichard?
-impressionism ?
-prose
Main themes of “One moonlit night” by Caradog Prichard (6)
-childhood
-journey
-religiousness
-motherhood (insanity)
-light (father), darkness (mother)
How is freedom represented in “Un Nos Ola Leuad” by Caradog Prichard?
freedom -> manliness
The structure of “Un Noc Ola Leuad” by Caradog Prichard:
monologue-like, each event is brought up by a specific location
dream-like
What is the mother called in “Un Nos Ola Leuad” by Caradog Prichard?
Królowa Czarnego Jeziora,
Królowa Swyndonu???
The language in “Un Nos Ola Leuad” by Caradog Prichard
GWARA, zapisana fonetycznie (jak dziecko to słyszy)
Whose is the monologue in the middle of “Un Nos Ola Leuad” by Caradog Prichard?
his mother
Describe the monologue in “Un Nos Ola Leuad” by Caradog Prichard
insp.: “Pieśń nad Pieśniami”
-4 części, pory dnia: ciąża, wzywanie ukochanego, woła dziecko bez skutku, obraz wielkiego cierpienia
Where and when is “Un Nos Ola Leuad” by Caradog Prichard situated?
North Wales
first half of the 20th century
Who wrote Llyfr Glas Nebo (The Blue book of Nebo)?
Manon Steffan Ros
The form of “Llyfr Glas Nebo” by Manon Steffan Ros:
-prose, shared diary (mother & son)
What does the mother in “Llyfr Glas Nebo” (by Manon Steffan Ros) describe +what’s her name?
-Rowenna
-what led up to the present
What does the son in “Llyfr Glas Nebo” (by Manon Steffan Ros) describe +what’s his name?
-Si^on
-their everyday life
Portrayal of Welsh in “Llyfr Glas Nebo” by Manon Steffan Ros:
The mother is keeping the lang & cult alive, she took Welsh books
