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Sep.10.2012
"My time in Wales was binary and distinct. There was the university, which turned out to be, despite notable exceptions, a very English experience in Wales, and thus a mere backdrop to the tale I am telling in Bendithion.[1]
"…And then there was jewelled and fragrant Wales, where we danced and sang...
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Apr.29.2012
CRITICAL INTRODUCTION TO THE BENDITHION CHRONICLES
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Religious literature is characterised by parables, exempla, midrashim,[1] folk tales and fables – all fictions, created to reveal perceived truths. Those who wish to perpetuate these ‘truths...
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Sep.01.2011
The Research Question.
I am a writer. When I decided to undertake the literary depiction of the life I was living in Wales, a refrain began to repeat itself in my mind until I wrote it down, at which point it became a research question: ‘Storytellers usually say “Once upon a time” when they...
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Jul.15.2011
I am very grateful to be able to announce that I received my Doctorate in English (English Letters) this morning. I am also grateful (and astonished) to announce that it was awarded the highest level of acceptance: "Accepted as Submitted with No Changes". Profound thanks to all who made...
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