skirrid context Flashcards
Drinking w/ Hitler
ab ‘Hitler’ Hunzvi the corrupt leader of ‘Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans’- fought in Zim war of indep
Organisation ascended into corruption- Hunzvi embezzled huge amounts for himself
known for arrogance and mistreatment of women
initially seems out of place w/ rest of coll- concerns itself w/ those attracted to artificial + material things
Y Gaer & The Hill Fort
Skirrid Fawr = location of the Hill Fort
Autobiographical reference to horses (constant feature of Sheer’s childhood at Llandewi Rhydderch)
Written for a family friend who lost his son at 19
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Sheer’s journey back to Wales aft being away (idea of having an outsiders POV)
Dev in wales in late 1990s, retaining aspect of pol union w/ Eng
Decline in welsh ind, widespread unemployment + pov
stresses the imp of welsh culture and retention of welsh flag
the imp of culture for a person, humans are more than biology
The Farrier
Unlike in many parts of Eng, where equestrian pursuits are for the wealthy, it was not incommon for ppl in wales to have a small holding of horses
reminiscing poem of rural work such as those in Seamus Heaney’s earliest collection ‘death of a naturalist’ and ‘door into the dark’
Inheritance
Like R.S Thomas, Sheers grew up an english speaker + had a strong sesne of both Eng + Welsh sides to his identity
R.S Thomas our roots + where we come from is imp in shaping our roots + future rel
R.S Thomas was an isolationist, a welsh poet and anglican priest noted for nationalism, spirituality and dislike of anglicisation of wales
Marking time
Sonnet, one of the most enduring poetic forms
The term comes from Italian word meaning ‘little song’ usually an aspect of love
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‘Scopophilia’ in a term used in cinema studies to denote the voyueristic pleasure derived from gazing - usually the female form… male active subject- female passive object… poem cold be said to criticise the superficial pleasure
1999 Owen Sheers won young writers award from vogue
