Wilfred Bennetto
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Born1902
Died1994 (aged 91–92)
Pen nameAbransek, Melville Bennetto
OccupationNovelist, Poet, English teacher at Selhurst Grammar School for Boys, Croydon, Surrey, 1943-1964.[1]
Wilfred Benetto | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1902 |
| Died | 1994 (aged 91–92) |
| Pen name | Abransek, Melville Bennetto |
| Occupation | Novelist, Poet, English teacher at Selhurst Grammar School for Boys, Croydon, Surrey, 1943-1964.[1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 20th century |
| Genre | Cornish language |
Wilfred Melville Bennetto (1902–1994) was a Cornish poet and novelist.
He was elected a member of Gorseth Kernow under the Bardic name of Abransek ('Bushy-browed One') in 1968.[2]
His poetry celebrated popular contemporary figures in Cornish life as well as the historical and mythological characters favoured in Cornish poetry at the time. He wrote An Gurun Wosek a Geltya ('The Bloody Crown of Celtia'), the first full-length novel in Cornish. It is written from a monarchist perspective, it is a romantic thriller set against the background of contemporary subversion and conflict in the Celtic countries.
