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Divining the genius loci of Mor Hafren: A literary map of the Severn sea / Brian A. Roper

Swansea University Author: Brian A. Roper

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DOI (Published version): 10.23889/Suthesis.45557

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This creative work is comprised of an interpretation of events in the Severn estuary through Creative Writing, adopting a cross period, longue durée, from the tectonic to the postmodern in span. It is a multi-type approach and is a prosimetrum represented in poetry and prose, including short story a...

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Published: 2018
Institution: Swansea University
Degree level: Doctoral
Degree name: Ph.D
URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa45557
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