Bedwyr Lewis Jones
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Bedwyr Lewis Jones was a Welsh
scholar, literary critic and linguist, born in Wrexham
, Denbighshire
but raised in Llaneilian
on Ynys Môn
, north Wales
. He was educated at Jesus College, Oxford
, matriculating
in 1956.
As editor:
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
scholar, literary critic and linguist, born in Wrexham
Wrexham
Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
, Denbighshire
Denbighshire
Denbighshire is a county in north-east Wales. It is named after the historic county of Denbighshire, but has substantially different borders. Denbighshire has the distinction of being the oldest inhabited part of Wales. Pontnewydd Palaeolithic site has remains of Neanderthals from 225,000 years...
but raised in Llaneilian
Llaneilian
Llaneilian is a hamlet in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. It covers the area between Amlwch and the beach at Port Eilian and includes Point Lynas lighthouse, a caravan park and an old church....
on Ynys Môn
Anglesey
Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...
, north Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. He was educated at Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street...
, matriculating
Matriculation
Matriculation, in the broadest sense, means to be registered or added to a list, from the Latin matricula – little list. In Scottish heraldry, for instance, a matriculation is a registration of armorial bearings...
in 1956.
Works
Studies:- Yr Hen Bersoniaid Llengar (1963). Aspects of 18th and 19th century Welsh-language literature.
- R. Williams Parry in the series Writers of Wales. A study of poet R. Williams ParryR. Williams ParryRobert Williams Parry was one of Wales' most notable poets in the twentieth century.- His life :R. Williams Parry was born in Talysarn, in Dyffryn Nantlle, a first cousin to T.H. Parry-Williams and Sir Thomas Parry...
. - Arthur y Cymry (1975). "The ArthurKing ArthurKing Arthur is a legendary British leader of the late 5th and early 6th centuries, who, according to Medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century. The details of Arthur's story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and...
of the Welsh". - Iaith Sir Fôn (1983). The spoken Welsh of AngleseyAngleseyAnglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...
. - Yn Ei Elfen (1992). Etymology.
As editor:
- Blodeugerdd o'r Bedwaredd Ganrif ar Bymtheg (1965). Anthology of 19th century Welsh-language verse.
- Rhyddiaith R. Williams Parry (1974). R. Williams ParryR. Williams ParryRobert Williams Parry was one of Wales' most notable poets in the twentieth century.- His life :R. Williams Parry was born in Talysarn, in Dyffryn Nantlle, a first cousin to T.H. Parry-Williams and Sir Thomas Parry...
's prose works. - Gwŷr Môn (1979). "Men of Anglesey", biographies.