Saunders Lewis (born John Saunders Lewis) (15 October 1893 – 1 September 1985) was a Welsh poet, dramatist, historian, literary critic, and political activist. He was a prominent Welsh nationalist and a founder of the Welsh National Party (later known as Plaid Cymru). Lewis is usually acknowledged to have been among the most prominent figures of twentieth-century Welsh-language literature. Lewis was a 1970 Nobel nominee for literature, and in 2005 was voted 10th as Wales' 'greatest-ever person' in a BBC Wales poll.
Read more about Saunders Lewis: Early Life, Founding Plaid Cymru, The Lewis Doctrine 1926-1939, Broadcasting, Tân Yn Llŷn 1936, Second World War, University of Wales By-election, 1943, Tynged Yr Iaith and The 1961 Census, Nobel Nominee, Political Criticisms, Literary Activity, Works in English and Translations, Honorary Doctorate/Demand For Latin Mass, Sources
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“Art is an absolute mistress; she will not be coquetted with or slighted; she requires the most entire self-devotion, and she repays with grand triumphs.”
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