Cornish Studies, Twenty-One: Coming of Age? - Couverture souple

 
9780859898867: Cornish Studies, Twenty-One: Coming of Age?

Synopsis

The 'coming of age' edition of this acclaimed paperback series discusses contemporary Cornish Studies, as well the Cornish language, medieval and early modern Cornwall, the Duchy of Cornwall, the establishment of the Cornish diocese, Cornish folklore, Cornish wrestling and the Great Emigration, and the writers Arthur Quiller-Couch, Daphne du Maurier, and Jack Clemo, together with an overview of Cornish nationalism and a postscript on John Betjeman and Cornwall.

Contributions by: Matthew Spriggs, Bernard Deacon, N.J.A. Williams, Nicholas Orme, R.E. Stansfield, James Harris, John Kirkhope, David Miller, Simon Young, Mike Tripp, Kirsty Bunting, Luke Thompson & Peder Clark.

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À propos de l?auteur

Philip Payton is Professor of Cornish & Australian Studies at the University of Exeter (Cornwall Campus) and Adjunct Professor of History at Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia. His most recent book (edited, with Helen Doe & Alston Kennerley) is The Maritime History of Cornwall, published by University of Exeter Press in 2013. He divides his time between Cornwall and Australia.

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