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The Britannias
An Island Quest
Buch von Alice Albinia
Sprache: Englisch

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR

'A dazzlingly brilliant book' Hannah Dawson

'Fascinating, often exhilarating
... Albinia is an intrepid, imaginative guide' TLS

The Britannias tells the story of Britain's islands and how they are woven into its collective cultural psyche.

From Neolithic Orkney to modern-day Thanet, Alice Albinia explores the furthest reaches of Britain's island topography, once known (wrote Pliny) by the collective term, Britanniae. Sailing over borders, between languages and genres, trespassing through the past to understand the present, this book knocks the centre out to foreground neglected epics and subversive voices.

The ancient mythology of islands ruled by women winds through the literature of the British Isles - from Roman colonial-era reports, to early Irish poetry, Renaissance drama to Restoration utopias - transcending and subverting the most male-fixated of ages. The Britannias looks far back into the past for direction and solace, while searching for new meaning about women's status in the body politic. Boldly upturning established truths about Britain, it pays homage to the islands' beauty, independence and their suppressed or forgotten histories.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR

'A dazzlingly brilliant book' Hannah Dawson

'Fascinating, often exhilarating
... Albinia is an intrepid, imaginative guide' TLS

The Britannias tells the story of Britain's islands and how they are woven into its collective cultural psyche.

From Neolithic Orkney to modern-day Thanet, Alice Albinia explores the furthest reaches of Britain's island topography, once known (wrote Pliny) by the collective term, Britanniae. Sailing over borders, between languages and genres, trespassing through the past to understand the present, this book knocks the centre out to foreground neglected epics and subversive voices.

The ancient mythology of islands ruled by women winds through the literature of the British Isles - from Roman colonial-era reports, to early Irish poetry, Renaissance drama to Restoration utopias - transcending and subverting the most male-fixated of ages. The Britannias looks far back into the past for direction and solace, while searching for new meaning about women's status in the body politic. Boldly upturning established truths about Britain, it pays homage to the islands' beauty, independence and their suppressed or forgotten histories.

Über den Autor
Alice Albinia is an award-winning author of fiction and non-fiction. Her books include Empires of the Indus: The Story of a River and Cwen, set on an archipelago which comes under female rule, which was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction and Scotland's National Book Awards. Albinia has worked as an editor and journalist, writing for publications including the Guardian, Financial Times and National Geographic. She has taught writing in Orkney for the Islands' Council, at King's College London and the University of Kent.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Fachbereich: Regionalgeschichte
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: 512 S.
ISBN-13: 9780241669631
ISBN-10: 0241669634
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Albinia, Alice
Hersteller: Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
Allen Lane
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestraße 122 a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 242 x 167 x 37 mm
Von/Mit: Alice Albinia
Erscheinungsdatum: 19.10.2023
Gewicht: 0,879 kg
Artikel-ID: 126874509
Über den Autor
Alice Albinia is an award-winning author of fiction and non-fiction. Her books include Empires of the Indus: The Story of a River and Cwen, set on an archipelago which comes under female rule, which was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction and Scotland's National Book Awards. Albinia has worked as an editor and journalist, writing for publications including the Guardian, Financial Times and National Geographic. She has taught writing in Orkney for the Islands' Council, at King's College London and the University of Kent.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Fachbereich: Regionalgeschichte
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: 512 S.
ISBN-13: 9780241669631
ISBN-10: 0241669634
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Albinia, Alice
Hersteller: Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
Allen Lane
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestraße 122 a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 242 x 167 x 37 mm
Von/Mit: Alice Albinia
Erscheinungsdatum: 19.10.2023
Gewicht: 0,879 kg
Artikel-ID: 126874509
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