W. Jenkyn Thomas The Welsh Fairy Book (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Welsh Fairy BookCondition: NewEAN: 9780708312575ISBN: 9780708312575Publisher: University of Wales PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 07/01/1996Item Height: 216mmItem Length: 138mmItem Weight: 490gAuthor: W. Jenkyn ThomasContributor: Juliette M. Wood (Introduction by)Language: EnglishDescription: The Welsh Fairy Book is the finest example of Welsh book illustration to have been produced in the ferment of the early twentieth century. Published originally in 1907, the stories collected here were set in prose by the Welsh folklorist W. Jenkyn Thomas, editor of classical texts and of the poetry collection Penillion Telyn (1894), and illustrated by the Hungarian graphic artist Willy Pogány in the art nouveau idiom that was at the height of its popularity in the first decade of the twentieth century. This edition includes an introduction by Juliette Wood, chronicling and contextualising changing attitudes towards the work of folklorists and Welsh folk studies, to present again this important example of illustrated text from WalesCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Language & Reference, Children's BooksRelease Year: 1996 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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