Edward Evan (Q387474)

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Revision as of 14:31, 28 November 2021 by Olaf Simons (talk | contribs) (‎Removed claim: Biographical notes (P173): Overall: Evan took an early interest in Welsh poetry. The DNB records an oral poetry performance in 1735 -- an englynion he sang in the eisteddfod held in Cymer, Glamorgan. While apprenticed to Hopkin, Evan worked on mastering the Welsh strict metres and bardic grammar; he composed an ‘exemplifying ode’ -- "a composition incorporating one of each of the canonical twenty-four strict metres" (DNB). He also made some Welsh translations of Pope, S...)
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* 1716-03-01, + 1798-06-21, Welsh poet
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Edward Evan
* 1716-03-01, + 1798-06-21, Welsh poet

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