The Coppieters Foundation in cooperation with Fundació Josep Irla has published the fourth issue of Political Lives devoted to Saunders Lewis (1893–1985).
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Lewis was a prominent Welsh politician, writer, academic, and activist whose life and work significantly shaped Welsh cultural and political identity.
Born in England to Welsh-speaking parents, Lewis grew up immersed in Welsh language and culture despite his surroundings.
After serving as a lieutenant in World War I, he pursued higher education, earning degrees in English and French, and later a Master’s focusing on English poetry’s influence on Welsh writers.
His early career as a lecturer at University College Swansea marked a productive period in his literary and political development, during which he wrote plays, essays, and critiques that laid the foundation for his nationalist philosophy.
In 1925, he co-founded Plaid Cymru, the Welsh nationalist party, advocating for a Welsh-speaking society and autonomy from British imperialism.
He is considered to this day one of the most important founders of the Welsh movement and a reference who’s ideas and example have shaped Wales to this day.
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