Guide to the Curriculum Cymreig --> Welsh Literature
The following links aim to direct users to Internet resources within Wales on the Web that may be of use to the teaching of the Curriculum Cymreig and to schools in general.
Many websites include material that has been created for use in schools, or provide information about facilities that cater for school visits. These websites have an education icon at the bottom of the resource description.
Websites without an education icon also often contain valuable material. Even though they do not contain resources created specifically for schools, they could well make a great contribution to the provision of the Curriculum Cymreig both in primary and secondary schools. It is especially useful for those looking for material relating to Wales that can be used in their teaching. This page also contains links to relevant sections of NGFL Cymru.
Visit our guides on Welsh Literature for an overview of the educational material available relating to the subject in Wales.
Links within Wales on the Web relating to Welsh Literature include:
- Welsh Literature: all headings
For a listing of all Welsh Literature links within Wales on the Web. - Welsh Literature: general
This section provides access to resources that give a general overview of Welsh language literature. - Literary associations and institutions
Including links to the main literary organisations in Wales, such as Academi, the Welsh Books Council and the Honourable Society of the Cymmrodorion. - Journals
Online versions of, and information about, various literary journals in Wales. - Children’s literature
For information about Welsh literature for children, including links to Kids Bookline from the Welsh Books Council, Byd y Beirdd and Ein Geiriau Ni, a corpus of children's literature in Welsh. - Poetry
For material on all aspects of Welsh language poetry in Wales, including sections on pre 20th century and contemporary poetry. - Drama
Including resources about pre- and post- 20th century drama, individual productions and playwrights. - Authors
Information about, and biographies of, Welsh language authors is provided here, as well as numerous authors' personal websites. - Celtic literature
Further information about the literature of other Celtic countries and languages, and their relationship with Wales, including links to the Encyclopaedia of the Celts and the Celtic Congress. - Books and Reading
Includes many online initiatives encouraging reading in Wales. They include BBC's Big Read and Estyn Allan initiatives established to increase access to the richness and diversity of contemporary writing in Wales by using the public library service. It also has access to Welsh Books Council internet book inquiry and online ordering site: gwales.com.
Welsh Literature teaching material within NGFL Cymru:
Recommended websites covering all aspects of Welsh Literature in Wales include:
- The Academi website lists biographical, bibliographical and contact details for many authors in Wales. There is also a directory of publishers in Wales. Academi is a national society that promotes both the writers and the literatures of Wales. They also publish the literary journal Taliesin. The Academi website provides a wealth of information about Welsh literature.
- The Welsh Books Council is the body concerned with the promotion of Welsh language literature, and books of Welsh interest for both adults and children. They are also responsible for Kids Bookline. The website has profiles of a number of childrens authors and illustrators, an introduction to Bardd Plant Cymru and information about the months new books. The site also has a link to gwales.com, their online book ordering service.
- The Celtic Info site has a brief overview of the literature of Wales through the ages. An introduction to Welsh Literature begins with the old bardic Celtic tradition of Taliesin and Aneirin and ends with the numerous poets and authors of the 20th century. It covers all periods, including Gerald of Wales, Mabinogion, Poetry of the Gentry, The Welsh Bible, and the influence of religion on various periods of Welsh literature. The website also contains the authors' recommendations for further reading.
- Llais Llên is a weekly online literary magazine from the BBC. The website provides high-standard reviews of Welsh-language books, interviews with authors as well as a host of contacts in the literary world and details of new Welsh books and the best sellers in the world of Welsh literature.