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861419Epic Continenthttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/epic-continent/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/852254/8e51fcdb-63ca-4581-81c1-f83dfb3334ba.jpg?v=638336482535530000603735MXNJohn Murray PressInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>These are the stories that made Europe.</strong></p><p>Journeying from Turkey to Iceland, award-winning travel writer Nicholas Jubber takes us on a fascinating adventure through our continents most enduring epic poems to learn how they were shaped by their times, and how they have since shaped us.</p><p>The great European epics were all inspired by moments of seismic change: <em>The Odyssey</em> tells of the aftermath of the Trojan War, the primal conflict from which much of European civilisation was spawned. The <em>Song of the Nibelungen</em> tracks the collapse of a Germanic kingdom on the edge of the Roman Empire. Both the French <em>Song of Roland</em> and the Serbian <em>Kosovo Cycle</em> emerged from devastating conflicts between Christian and Muslim powers. <em>Beowulf,</em> the only surviving Old English epic, and the great Icelandic <em>Saga of Burnt Njal</em>, respond to times of great religious struggle - the shift from paganism to Christianity. These stories have stirred passions ever since they were composed, motivating armies and revolutionaries, and they continue to do so today.</p><p>Reaching back into the ancient and medieval eras in which these defining works were produced, and investigating their continuing influence today, <em>Epic Continent</em> explores how matters of honour, fundamentalism, fate, nationhood, sex, class and politics have preoccupied the people of Europe across the millennia. In these tales soaked in blood and fire, Nicholas Jubber discovers how the world of gods and emperors, dragons and water-maidens, knights and princesses made our own: their deep impact on European identity, and their resonance in our turbulent times.</p>...857147Epic Continent603735https://www.gandhi.com.mx/epic-continent/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/852254/8e51fcdb-63ca-4581-81c1-f83dfb3334ba.jpg?v=638336482535530000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20199781473665743_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9781473665743_<p><strong>These are the stories that made Europe.</strong></p><p>Journeying from Turkey to Iceland, award-winning travel writer Nicholas Jubber takes us on a fascinating adventure through our continents most enduring epic poems to learn how they were shaped by their times, and how they have since shaped us.</p><p>The great European epics were all inspired by moments of seismic change: <em>The Odyssey</em> tells of the aftermath of the Trojan War, the primal conflict from which much of European civilisation was spawned. The <em>Song of the Nibelungen</em> tracks the collapse of a Germanic kingdom on the edge of the Roman Empire. Both the French <em>Song of Roland</em> and the Serbian <em>Kosovo Cycle</em> emerged from devastating conflicts between Christian and Muslim powers. <em>Beowulf,</em> the only surviving Old English epic, and the great Icelandic <em>Saga of Burnt Njal</em>, respond to times of great religious struggle - the shift from paganism to Christianity. These stories have stirred passions ever since they were composed, motivating armies and revolutionaries, and they continue to do so today.</p><p>Reaching back into the ancient and medieval eras in which these defining works were produced, and investigating their continuing influence today, <em>Epic Continent</em> explores how matters of honour, fundamentalism, fate, nationhood, sex, class and politics have preoccupied the people of Europe across the millennia. In these tales soaked in blood and fire, Nicholas Jubber discovers how the world of gods and emperors, dragons and water-maidens, knights and princesses made our own: their deep impact on European identity, and their resonance in our turbulent times.</p>(*_*)9781473665743_<p><strong>These are the stories that made Europe.</strong></p><p>Journeying from Turkey to Iceland, award-winning travel writer Nicholas Jubber takes us on a fascinating adventure through our continents most enduring epic poems to learn how they were shaped by their times, and how they have since shaped us.</p><p>The great European epics were all inspired by moments of seismic change: <em>The Odyssey</em> tells of the aftermath of the Trojan War, the primal conflict from which much of European civilisation was spawned. The <em>Song of the Nibelungen</em> tracks the collapse of a Germanic kingdom on the edge of the Roman Empire. Both the French <em>Song of Roland</em> and the Serbian <em>Kosovo Cycle</em> emerged from devastating conflicts between Christian and Muslim powers. <em>Beowulf,</em> the only surviving Old English epic, and the great Icelandic <em>Saga of Burnt Njal</em>, respond to times of great religious struggle - the shift from paganism to Christianity. These stories have stirred passions ever since they were composed, motivating armies and revolutionaries, and they continue to do so today.</p><p>Reaching back into the ancient and medieval eras in which these defining works were produced, and investigating their continuing influence today, <em>Epic Continent</em> explores how matters of honour, fundamentalism, fate, nationhood, sex, class and politics have preoccupied the people of Europe across the millennia. In these tales soaked in blood and fire, Nicholas Jubber discovers how the world of gods and emperors, dragons and water-maidens, knights and princesses made our own: their deep impact on European identity, and their resonance in our turbulent times.</p>...9781473665743_John Murray Presslibro_electonico_eaed3c88-f4bb-3883-bb6d-d0738fa7b4b5_9781473665743;9781473665743_9781473665743Nicholas JubberInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/hachetteuk-epub-47f7eac1-d6a6-422e-9894-af34c400f2bc.epub2019-05-16T00:00:00+00:00John Murray Press