Gareth Miles
Gareth Miles(19 April 1938 – 6 September 2023) was a Welsh-language author, translator, and a founder ofCymdeithas yr Iaith.[1][2]He was a Marxist and translatedHamletinto theWelsh languagefrom that perspective.[3]
In 2008 his bookY Proffwyd a’i ddwy Jesebelwon theWales Book of the Yearfor Welsh language fiction.[4]
Journalist Martin Shipton described him as "one of the most influential figures in the 20th century Welsh language movement."[5]
Miles was a strong advocate for the primacy of the dramatist in theatre over devised work. He described himself as a patriot rather than a nationalist.[6]
Gareth Miles died on 6 September 2023, at the age of 85.[7]
References
[edit]- ^BBC
- ^Wales Online
- ^Shakespeare and Wales: From the Marches to the Assembly. Edited by Willy Maley and Philip Schwyzer, page 216
- ^Wales Book of the Year site
- ^Shipton, Martin (7 September 2023)."Key Welsh language campaigner Gareth Miles dies at 85".
- ^Somerset, Adam (8 September 2023)."Gareth Miles in His Own Words".Retrieved8 September2023.
- ^"Yr awdur, dramodydd ac ymgyrchydd iaith Gareth Miles wedi marw".newyddion.s4c.cymru(in Welsh). 6 September 2023.Retrieved6 September2023.
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