{"id":350,"date":"2011-05-04T11:40:51","date_gmt":"2011-05-04T10:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cymmrodorion.org\/uncategorized-cy\/the-welshness-of-william-emrys-williams-2\/"},"modified":"2014-10-08T11:46:09","modified_gmt":"2014-10-08T10:46:09","slug":"the-welshness-of-william-emrys-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cymmrodorion.org\/cy\/the-welshness-of-william-emrys-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"The Welshness of William Emrys Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>William Emrys Williams (1896\u20131977), the writer, educator, arts administrator and publisher, was a human powerhouse in the field of cultural transmission. Notions of Welshness reverberated in the epicentre of British cultural life in the middle of the twentieth century; Williams emphasized his links with Wales, and others who knew him treated his Welshness as a factor in the way they constructed his identity. This essay takes as its focus a scholarly biography of Williams by Sander Meredeen, whose comprehensive treatment of Williams\u2019s life includes his Welshness as a significant strand.<sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Life-writing about cultural figures within Wales has frequently carried national resonances, supported by recognisable literary tropes. Readers of articles in the Anglo-Welsh Review often encountered attributions of remote birth-places, with fervent national sentiment around links to humble origins in rural Wales. The role of early education in encouraging self-expression is often emphasized, together with formative affiliations to Welsh non-conformity.<sup>3<\/sup> It will be seen that these characteristic formations recur in relation to Williams. They are exploited positively by Williams and his friends \u2013 but they are also interpreted negatively by his critics. At a time when numbers of Welshmen figured at the heart of the British cultural establishment, Welshness could become a two-edged sword.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William Emrys Williams (1896\u20131977), the writer, educator, arts administrator and publisher, was a human powerhouse in the field of cultural transmission. 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