The First XV: A Selection of the Best Rugby Writing: A Selection of the Best Welsh Rugby Writing - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1910901067 ISBN 13: 9781910901069

Casa editrice: Parthian Books, 2015

Riassunto

We all like choosing the best-ever Welsh rugby team, but here is a XV with a difference. Here they are not players but writers. The exploits of the people’s heroes from Gould to Gareth Edwards are vividly recaptured in some classic prose. So too are the expectations and emotions of the most passionate followers in the world. They deserve the best team we can put out. Here it is, a selection of world-beating writing on Welsh rugby:The First XV. A collection of biographical, anecdotal, and literary essays on Britain's consuming passion for rugby, this account describes the exploits of the people’s heroes from Gould to Gareth Edwards. The beauty and exhilaration of the game is vividly recaptured in classic prose, as are the emotions and expectations of the most passionate rugby aficionados in the world. From the humorous to the erudite, this selection features work from the likes of Richard Burton, Frank Keating, John Morgan, Dylan Thomas, Alan Watkins, and Harry Webb.

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L'autore

Gerald Davies CBE is one of the acknowledged greats of Welsh rugby, playing for the side between 1966 and 1978. Born in Llansaint, Carmarthenshire, under the local coal miners scholarship scheme he studied at Loughborough University, before studying at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge and appearing for the University rugby team. Davies played club rugby for Cardiff RFC and London Welsh before he became the captain of Cardiff for three seasons in the 1970s, Davies toured with the British Lions in 1968 and 1971. After retiring as a player, Davies became a journalist, writing on rugby matters forThe Times. He became chairman of the Wales Youth Agency, and his commitment to youth work earned him a CBE in 2002. Davies holds Honorary Fellowships from the University of Wales, Lampeter and Aberystwyth, as well as from Cardiff University and Loughborough University for services to sport and journalism. Gareth Williams has written and broadcast extensively on the sporting and musical history of South Wales. His books include the prize-winningFields of Praise (with Dai Smith ), 1905 and All That, George Ewart Evans,Heart and Soul - the character of Welsh Rugby and More Heart and Soul (co-edited with Huw Richards and Peter Stead),Valleys of Song: music and society in Wales 1840-1914, and Sport, an anthology of Welsh sports writing. His most recent book isWales and its Boxers - the fighting tradition (edited with Peter Stead). He is a member of the Pendyrus Male Choir and was until recently Professor of History and Director of the Centre for Modern and Contemporary Wales at the University of Glamorgan.

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• Editore: Parthian Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1910901067
• ISBN 13: 9781910901069
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 101
• Redattore: Williams Gareth