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(0)Sigrid Undset
Author
Series
Kristin Lavransdatter volume 1
Physical Desc
305 pages, 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Originally published in Norwegian in 1920 and set in fourteenth-century Norway, The Wreath chronicles the courtship of a headstrong and passionate young woman and a dangerously charming and impetuous man. Undset re-creates the historical backdrop in vivid detail, immersing readers in the day-to-day life, social conventions, and political undercurrents of the period. Her prose combines the sounds and style of Nordic ballads, European courtly poetry,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
1999
Physical Desc
xxv, 417 p. : map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Wife continues the story of a passionate and willful woman in medieval Norway. Kristin Lavransdatter is now married to Erland Nikulausson, a man whose single-minded determination to become an influential social and political forces Kristin to take over the management of Erland's estate, Husaby, while raising their seven sons. Once again, Sigrid Undset presents the rich historical detail and compelling characters that make her Norway's most beloved...
Author
Series
Kristin Lavransdatter volume 3
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
xxviii, 431 p. : maps, 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Cross (1922) finds Kristin returning with her husband, Erland, and their sons to her childhood home, Jorundgaard. As the boys grow older, Kristin is increasingly worries about their prospects, and she and Erland become estranged. The most devastating and emotional volume in the trilogy, The Cross chronicles the trials and losses Kristin must bear, and how she finds the strength to endure them. This final chapter in her story emphasizes that the...