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This is a list of writers in English and Cornish, who are associated with Cornwall and Cornish linguists (Cornish: Rol a skriforyon Kernewek). Not all of them are native Cornish people . Some Cornish writers have reached a high level of prominence, e.g. William Golding , who won the Nobel Prize for literature (in 1983), D. M. Thomas who won the ...
Other notable pieces of Cornish literature include the Creation of the World (with Noah's Flood) which is a miracle play similar to Origo Mundi but in a much later manuscript (1611); the Charter Fragment, a short poem about marriage, believed to be the earliest connected text in the language; and Beunans Ke, another saint's play only discovered ...
Pages in category "Cornish literature" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
An Old Cornish vocabulary survives from ca. 1100, and manumissions in the Bodmin Gospels from even earlier (ca. 900). Placename elements from this early period have been 'fossilised' in eastern Cornwall as the language changed to English, as likewise did Middle Cornish forms in Mid-Cornwall, and Late Cornish forms in the west. These changes can ...
Nance wrote many books and pamphlets on the Cornish language, including a Cornish dictionary, which is a standard work, and edited magazines and pamphlets about Cornwall, including Old Cornwall, the journal of the Federation of Old Cornwall Societies.
Novels written in the English language, Anglo-Cornish and Cornish language by Cornish writers or by people resident in Cornwall. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
The text is an example of the popular prophetic writings attributed to the sage Merlin, which ascribe to the early bard prophecies relevant to the author's time.In this case the prophecies relate to the struggle between Stephen of Blois and the Empress Matilda, but the poem also contains local Cornish allusions of great interest.
For poets connected with Cornwall, whether writing in the Cornish language or not. Pages in category "Poets from Cornwall" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.