Reframes the study of Welsh cultural revivalism, highlighting transnational and imperial contexts. In the long eighteenth century, as Britain grappled with the aftermath of the 1707 Acts of Union and consolidated a global empire, Welsh 'Cambro-Britons' developed a movement of cultural awakening, reinventing their traditions for a new age. Amid profound local, national and imperial transformations, Welsh authors and activists sought to reimagine their history, language and literature, claiming a place for Wales and the Welsh diaspora in the British imperial order. Far from being an insular...
Reframes the study of Welsh cultural revivalism, highlighting transnational and imperial contexts. In the long eighteenth century, as Britain grappl...