The Pen is Mightier than the Sword: Writing and Ideology after the Wars
In this episode we look at Welsh literature on both sides of the ideological divide after the wars between Parliament and King came to an end. You’ll hear Rowland Vaughan admitting that he didn’t succeed in killing radical threats to order with his ‘red sword’ during the wars, as he attempted to do as an author that which he failed to do as a soldier. There’s also a look at a Welsh play which celebrates the return of the old order which came with the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, people now free of the puritanical laws which had banned such performances and able to enjoy singing and dancing again. We also consider literary work by the next generation of Puritans, including a Welsh translations of an extremely influential English book.
