Dr Bleddyn Owen Huws

Dr Huws specializes in one of the literary genres of the Cywyddwyr, requesting and thanking poetry. He published an innovative study of the genre in Y Canu Gofyn a Diolch c.1350-c.1630 (1998), which was followed by a selection of exemplary cywyddau edited by him – Detholiad o Gywyddau Gofyn a Diolch (1998). He continues to take a keen interest in works by the Cywyddwyr, and  has recently published  a number of articles which shed new light on many aspects of the field.

His interests also include folk literature from the Snowdonia area. He has published a booklet on Carneddog’s (Richard Griffith) efforts to publish ‘Cerddi Eryri’ between the two World Wars, and at present he is editing texts from the correspondence between Carneddog and Gwallter Llyfni (Walter S. Jones), two folk poets.

Publications

'Cymraeg Safon Uwch - Help llaw gydag astudio Martha, Jac a Sianco: Nodiadau ar gyfer astudio nofel Caryl Lewis (2009), 46

'Dafydd Cyffin (m.1462); Un o Noddwyr Guto'r Glyn', Llên Cymru 31 (2008),
 90-103.

'Drwg fydd tra awydd: Cywydd 'Trafferth Mewn Tafarn' Dafydd ap Gwilym a'r bregeth Ganoloesol', Dwned, 14 (2008), 87-10.

Adolygiad ar Dafydd Johnston, Llên yr Uchelwyr; Hanee Beirniadol Llenyddiaeth Gymraeg 1300-1525 (Caerdydd 2005) in Studia Celtica 42 (2008), 182-4.

'Ailadeiladu Bywyd ar ôl Gwrthryfel Glyndwr: Tystiolaeth y Canu i Foelyrch', Dwned, 13 (2007) 97-137.

'Meibion Iolo Goch', Llên Cymru, 30 (2007), 44-56.

‘...henffurf y mynyddoedd hyn’: Eryri yn ein Llenyddiaeth’, Darlith Lenyddol Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru Eryri a’r Cyffiniau, 2005, 28 tt.

'Y Gorffennol sy'n Bresennol: Cipolwg ar un o Gerddi Myrddin ap Dafydd', Barddas, 281 (Chwefror/Mawrth, 2005), 6-9.

''Dros fy mhlu ar draws fy mhlwyf': Golwg Newydd ar 'blu' Dafydd ap Gwilym', Dwned, 10 (2004), 33-53.

'Rhan o awdl foliant ddienw i Syr Dafydd Hanmer', Dwned, 9 (2003), 43-64.