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...language, narrative voice and characterisation come in here – as does the concept of focalisation: what does the author dwell on in his or her narrative and what does he or she leave out? The next step is to compare the features of the text with other literary sources: how are the author’s language, subject matter and emphases distinct? To what extent is the work...

...language, and the ways in which Welsh institutions have sought to perpetuate the tradition. The rich history of congregational singing in Welsh nonconformist chapels dates from the eighteenth century and was a central part of the many religious revivals that took place in the country, most famously in 1904-05. The repertoire of the rugby and football crowds still draws on...

...free markets. A think-tank dedicated to the pursuit of economic liberalism bears his name, and Margaret Thatcher famously carried a copy of his book Wealth of Nations with her at all times. Smith is widely celebrated – often by people who haven’t read his works – as a “prophet” of individualism, as the man who foresaw the rise of industrial capitalism and...