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The Companion Guide to Wales

By David Barnes

The Companion Guide to Wales Leisure, Home & Garden

The Companion Guide to Wales

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The question posed to the author once by a prospective visitor to Wales - 'What is there to see?' - is not susceptible of a short, or quick, answer. For the delights of Wales are cumulative and understated: a succession of small country churches rather than great city cathedrals, a labyrinth of byways away from the few highways, details of vernacular architecture rather than grand edifices, the thirteenth-century Edwardian castles being the exception that proves this rule. A cultural tradition rooted in the austerity and erudition of the Celtic saints, a tradition more confirmed than repudiated by the Reformation, is best appreciated by lovers of small things. Wales is a country where small is beautiful. For although the juggernaut of globalisation may be threatening the Welsh way of life with extinction, in the words of a contemporary Welsh folk anthem: 'In spite of everything, we're still here.'
DAVID BARNES is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and teaches at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
452
Release Date:
2005-06-01
Publication Date:
2005-06-01
Publisher:
Companion Guides
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1900639432
ISBN13:
9781900639439
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
477 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
24 cm
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