Cornish Studies Volume 4

Philip Payton is Professor of Cornish and Australian Studies in the University of Exeter and Director of the Institute of Cornish Studies at the University’s Cornwall campus. He is also the author of A.L. Rowse in Cornwall: A Paradoxical Patriot and numerous other books on Cornwall and the Cornish.

'Most articles emphasize Cornish 'difference', and place it in a wider context of European cultural and territorial diversity.' (Southern History, Vol. 18, 1997)

• 1. Introduction2. 'Art Thou of Cornish Crew?': Shakespeare, Henry V and Cornish Identity, Alan M. Kent3. 'Sir Richard Grenville's Creatures': The New Cornish Tertia, 1644-46, Mark Stoyle4. Is John of Chyanhor Really a 'Cornish Ruodlieb'?, Brian Murdoch5. 'Linguistically Sound Principles': the Case Against Kernewek Kemmyn, N.J.A. Williams6. Language Revival and Language Debate: Modernity and Postmodernity, Bernard Deacon7. 'Reforming Thirties' and 'Hungry Forties': The Genesis of Cornwall's Emigration Trade, Philip Payton8. A Century of Centralization: Cornish Health and Healthcare, Rod SheaffResearch Notes9. Negative Particles in Cornish, Glanville Price10. Second Homes in Cornwall, Paul ThorntonReview Articles11. Foot in the Mouth, or Foot in the Door? Evaluating Chapman's The Celts., Amy Hale12. Cornish Today: A Modern Cornish Perspective, Neil Kennedy13. Book ReviewsNotes on Contributors