books by Sigrid Undset (translated wilderness norwegian)

books by Sigrid Undset

books:

Kristin Lavransdatter I: The Wreath (Penguin Classics)

32 reviews
Sigrid Undset

Penguin Classics, 1997

Much ado about Nunnally
I, too, like some of the other reviewers here, was at first disappointed with the "modernized" translation of Nunnally, preferring the quirky "thees" and "thous" and "methinkses" of Archer's translation--until I discovered that in fact Undset wrote in contemporary, not mediaeval, Norwegian. The subject matter is mediaeval; the language is supposed to be 20th century. The Elizabethanized ...

Gunnar's Daughter

8 reviews
Sigrid Undset

Ampersand Assoc, 1989

A Very Fine Example of the Saga as Modern Novel
In this case of medieval date rape and the grim consequences which follow hard upon it, Sigrid Undset created a wonderfully literate experience using the saga "voice". Although I detected slippages in tone, here and there, and felt the ending too contrived and overwrought to be pure saga, I was still swept along by this book, finishing it in a single sitting. It is short, yes, but also a very ...

Kristin Lavransdatter II: The Wife (Penguin Classics)

5 reviews
Sigrid Undset

Penguin Classics, 1999

Kristin Lavransdatter II, The Bride
Sigrid Undset was the first woman to win the Nobel prize for literature. Since Kristin Lavransdatter was first published in America in the 1920s, succeeding generations have read it and found Kristin and Erland's story resonated in their hearts in a way that few books do. Undset has the rare gift of understanding the inner feelings of men as well as women. Those who have struggled with the ...

Kristin Lavransdatter: A Trilogy (The Bridal Wreath; The Mistress of Husaby; The Cross)
Sigrid Undset

Alfred A. Knopf, 1929

Three medieval novels in one volume translated from original Norwegian.

Kristin Lavransdatter: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

62 reviews
Sigrid Undset

Penguin Classics, 2005

Marvellous Medieval Epic - Unforgettable
"Kristin Lavrandatter", Sigrid Undset's Nobel-prize winning trilogy from the 1920s, doesn't appear on any college reading list that I have ever seen, despite its beauty, depth of observations about love, marriage, and family psychology, tour de force representation of life in medieval Norway, and the critical praise heaped upon it. It's length (1,000 pages plus in most translations) is probably ...

The Son Avenger (The Master of Hestviken, 4th)
Sigrid Undset

Pocket Books, Inc., 1964

Fascinating medievil history in Norway.

Images in a mirror (translated from the Norwegian Fru Hjelde)
Sigrid Undset

A. A. Knopf, 1938

The Axe: The Master of Hestviken, Vol. 1

5 reviews
Sigrid Undset

Vintage, 1994

A Memorable Saga
To understand The Axe one has to read the entire tetralogy of the Master of Hestviken. Therefore this review applies to the whole, as well as the part. A memorable saga, not only of a good man gone wrong (not gone bad) in the incredibly harsh times of medieval Norway, but also of his soul through the various stages of Catholic spirituality and redemption. Sigrid Undset is a master of both ...

The Master of Hestviken: The Axe, the Snake Pit, in the Wilderness, the Son Avenger
Sigrid Undset

Alfred A. Knopf, 1962

The Bridal Wreath: Kristin Lavransdatter, Vol.1

9 reviews
Sigrid Undset

Vintage, 1987

Fabulous book: make sure you read Andrew Lytle's commentary
Dittos to the praise bestowed on the monumental work, but for a complete understanding order "Kristin: A Reading" by the great novelist/critic, Andrew Lytle (I bought mine from Amazon)

Return to the Future: The Passionate Journal of Undset's Courageous Flight to Freedom During World War II
Sigrid Undset

Scandinavian Marketplace, 2001

Translated from the Norwegian by Henriette C. K. Naeseth.

In the Wilderness (The Master of Hestviken, 3rdThe 3rd book in the medieve)
Sigrid Undset

Pocket Books, Inc., 1964

The 3rd book in the tetralogy "The Master of Hestviken" set in medievil Norway written by Sigrid Undset who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928.