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Gareth Miles (19 April 1938 – 6 September 2023) was a Welsh-language author, translator, and a founder of Cymdeithas yr Iaith.^[1]^[2] He was a Marxist and translated Hamlet into the Welsh language from that perspective.^[3]

In 2008 his book Y Proffwyd a’i ddwy Jesebel won the Wales Book of the Year for Welsh language fiction.^[4]

Journalist Martin Shipton described him as "one of the most influential figures in the 20th century Welsh language movement."^[5]

Miles was a strong advocate for the primacy of the dramatist in theatre over devised work. ^[6]

Gareth Miles died on 6 September 2023, at the age of 85.^[7]

References

^ BBC
^ Wales Online
^ Shakespeare and Wales: From the Marches to the Assembly. Edited by Willy Maley and Philip Schwyzer, page 216
^ Wales Book of the Year site
^ Shipton, Martin (7 September 2023). "Key Welsh language campaigner Gareth Miles dies at 85".
^ Somerset, Adam (8 September 2023). "Gareth Miles in His Own Words". Retrieved 8 September 2023.
^ "Yr awdur, dramodydd ac ymgyrchydd iaith Gareth Miles wedi marw". newyddion.s4c.cymru (in Welsh). 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

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[1] BBC

[2] Wales Online

[3] Shakespeare and Wales: From the Marches to the Assembly. Edited by Willy Maley and Philip Schwyzer, page 216

[4] Wales Book of the Year site

[5] Shipton, Martin (7 September 2023). "Key Welsh language campaigner Gareth Miles dies at 85".

[6] Somerset, Adam (8 September 2023). "Gareth Miles in His Own Words". Retrieved 8 September 2023.

[7] "Yr awdur, dramodydd ac ymgyrchydd iaith Gareth Miles wedi marw". newyddion.s4c.cymru (in Welsh). 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

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-'''Gareth Miles''' is a Welsh-language author, translator, and a founder of [[The Welsh Language Society|Cymdeithas yr Iaith]].<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-19098180 BBC]</ref><ref>[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2012/08/04/welsh-language-activists-campaign-for-an-end-to-english-only-court-orders-91466-31545552/ Wales Online]</ref> He is a Marxist and translated [[Hamlet]] into the [[Welsh language]] from that perspective.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=y-zX7hzfeA0C&pg=PA216&dq=#v=onepage&q&f=false Shakespeare and Wales: From the Marches to the Assembly. Edited by Willy Maley and Philip Schwyzer, Page 216]</ref> In 2008 his book '''Y Proffwyd a’i ddwy Jesebel''' won the [[Wales Book of the Year]] for Welsh language fiction.<ref>[http://walesbookoftheyear.co.uk/archive/ Wales Book of the Year site]</ref>
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+'''Gareth Miles''' (19 April 1938 – 6 September 2023) was a Welsh-language author, translator, and a founder of {{lang|cy|italic=no|[[The Welsh Language Society|Cymdeithas yr Iaith]]}}.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-19098180 BBC]</ref><ref>[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2012/08/04/welsh-language-activists-campaign-for-an-end-to-english-only-court-orders-91466-31545552/ Wales Online]</ref> He was a Marxist and translated [[Hamlet]] into the [[Welsh language]] from that perspective.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=y-zX7hzfeA0C&pg=PA216 Shakespeare and Wales: From the Marches to the Assembly. Edited by Willy Maley and Philip Schwyzer, page 216]</ref>
+In 2008 his book {{lang|cy|Y Proffwyd a’i ddwy Jesebel}} won the [[Wales Book of the Year]] for Welsh language fiction.<ref>[http://walesbookoftheyear.co.uk/archive/ Wales Book of the Year site]</ref>
+Journalist Martin Shipton described him as "one of the most influential figures in the 20th century Welsh language movement."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shipton |first=Martin |date=7 September 2023 |title=Key Welsh language campaigner Gareth Miles dies at 85 |url=https://nation.cymru/news/key-welsh-language-campaigner-gareth-miles-dies-at-85/ |archive-date=}}</ref>
+Miles was a strong advocate for the primacy of the dramatist in theatre over devised work. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Somerset |first=Adam |date=8 September 2023 |title=Gareth Miles in His Own Words |url=http://www.theatre-wales.co.uk/reviews/reviews_details.asp?reviewID=5218 |access-date=8 September 2023}}</ref>
+Gareth Miles died on 6 September 2023, at the age of 85.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Yr awdur, dramodydd ac ymgyrchydd iaith Gareth Miles wedi marw|url=https://newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/16329|website=newyddion.s4c.cymru|date=2023-09-06|access-date=2023-09-06|language=cy}}</ref>
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