Kristin Lavransdatter, II [electronic resource] : The Wife
Sigrid Undset1999
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"[Sigrid Undset] should be the next Elena Ferrante." - Slate
A Penguin Classic
Kristin Lavransdatter interweaves political, social, and religious history with
the daily aspects of family life to create a colorful, richly detailed tapestry
of Norway during the fourteenth-century. The trilogy, however, is more than a
journey into the past. Undset's own life-her familiarity with Norse sagas and
folklore and with a wide range of medieval literature, her experiences as a
daughter, wife, and mother, and her deep religious faith-profoundly influenced
her writing. Her grasp of the connections between past and present and of human
nature itself, combined with the extraordinary quality of her writing, sets her
works far above the genre of "historical novels." This new translation by Tina
Nunnally-the first English version since Charles Archer's translation in the
1920s-captures Undset's strengths as a stylist. Nunnally, an award-winning
translator, retains the natural dialog an...
Main title:
Kristin Lavransdatter, II [electronic resource] : The Wife / Sigrid Undset
Author:
Sigrid Undset, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Penguin Classics, 1999
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (448 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781101177273
Language:
English
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BRN:
435629
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