Dr John Davies of Mallwyd: Welsh Renaissance Scholar
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Dr John Davies of Mallwyd: Welsh Renaissance Scholar
By (Author) Ceri Davies
University of Wales Press
University of Wales Press
4th January 2005
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
828.3
Physical Properties
Hardback
224
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
Description
Dr John Davies of Mallwyd (c. 1567-1644) was the greatest scholar of the later Renaissance period in Wales. He was an industrious collector and copyist of manuscripts and his work in preserving bardic vocabulary established the basis for a scientific study of the Welsh language. This book, whose publication coincides with the 400th anniversary of John Davies's installation as rector of Mallwyd, examines his varied and remarkably rich contribution - as biblical translator and pastor, as grammarian and lexicographer, and as one who strove to promote the standing and dignity of the language and literary heritage of his native Wales within the context of a wider Renaissance humanism.
Reviews
'...likely to remain the standard study in English for many years hence'. Cambria
Author Bio
Ceri Davies is Professor of Classics at the University of Wales, Swansea.
