Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain

Zusatztext A beautiful retelling of British myths and exquisitely illustrated too. Informationen zum Autor Amy Jeffs is a Somerset-based author and artist, she has a PhD in Art History from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and specialises in medieval art and culture. Jeffs' first book, Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain , was a Sunday Times bestseller, shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year and named a Times Historical Fiction Book of the Year. Her second book, Wild: Tales from Early Medieval Britain , explores an old idea of the wilderness through medieval stories of outcasts, monsters and the natural world. The audiobook, illustrated with song, was named audiobook of the week by the Times and the Guardian . Saints: Legends of Heroes, Humans and Magic is her third book. Klappentext A vivid and beautifully illustrated mythology of the British Isles - reframing ancient stories that deal with human themes of extinction, connection to landscape, parenthood, defiance, love and loss. Vorwort A vivid and beautifully illustrated mythology of the British Isles - reframing ancient stories that deal with human themes of extinction, connection to landscape, parenthood, defiance, love and loss. Zusammenfassung A vivid and beautifully illustrated mythology of the British Isles - reframing ancient stories that deal with human themes of extinction, connection to landscape, parenthood, defiance, love and loss.

Product details

• Authors: Amy Jeffs
• Publisher: Riverrun
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.09.2021
• EAN: 9781529407976
• ISBN: 978-1-5294-0797-6
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 240 mm x 40 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Folklore, myths and legends, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval