| The Song of Hild Contributor(s): Vasbo, Vibeke (Author), Kynoch, Gaye (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1910519863 ISBN-13: 9781910519868 Publisher: Sacristy Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - Medieval - Fiction | Religious - General |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 6" W x 9" (1.47 lbs) 458 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a gritty, powerful story about the prominent role women played in the spread of Christianity in seventh-century Britain. Abbess Hild of Whitby was an extraordinary woman living in extraordinary times. In this exquisite translation of the #1 Danish bestselling novel Hildas sang, we are drawn into a world of dark dealings, powerful patriarchy and religious wrangling. In the political and religious upheavals of the seventh-century British Isles, tensions between the Danish-German invaders and native Celts mirror the power struggles masquerading as religious struggles that reverberate internationally today. In The Song of Hild we are brought face-to-face with the political manoeuvres of conflicting religions, the building of a double monastery, and the power exercised by the Church of Rome. "a bestseller of great literary quality" - Ekstra Bladet (from a review of the original Danish edition) |
Contributor Bio(s): Kynoch, Gaye: - Gaye Kynoch is a freelance translator from Danish to English, with 30 years' experience translating books, essays and articles on topics related to history and the arts, in addition to theatre plays and works of fiction. She is British, and now lives in Denmark.Vasbo, Vibeke: - "Danish author Vibeke Vasbo lived in Hull for four years while married to the Danish seamen's chaplain. She is the author of highly-acclaimed, prize-winning novels, poetry, essays, short stories, literary criticism, radio essays, and lectures. She has also appeared numerous times on Danish television and radio, and she has frequently been interviewed in the print media - not only about her writing, but also about various aspects of her life and political activism: working as a crane driver in Oslo, for example, and her pioneering work in the Women's Movements. Vibeke Vasbo has been active in the Danish Writers' Association." |
