Undset, Sigrid
Olav Audunsson: I. Vows
- ISBN 13:
- 9781517910488
- author:
- Undset, Sigrid
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 336
- Dimensions:
- 21 x 14 x 3.8 centimeters
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Classics, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Olav Audunssøn I. Vows Volume 1 by Sigrid Undset is set in turbulent thirteenth-century Norway, where bloodlines and loyalties often supersede law. Against this backdrop, the story of Olav Audunssøn unfolds, exploring the complex relationship between two young people torn between desires of the heart and the dictates of family and fortune. In a world split between pagan codes of retribution and Christian piety, a series of fateful decisions leads to murder, betrayal, exile, and disgrace. Sigrid Undset's vivid portrayal of medieval Norway is rooted in her meticulous research into legal, religious, and historical documents of the time. Translated with lyrical style by Tiina Nunnally, this new English edition brings Undset's fluid prose to life, capturing the natural world, complex culture, and fraught emotional territory of Olav Audunssøn's dramatic story.
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