The Britannias - And the Islands of Women Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Non Fic

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.<>

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Alice Albinia

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A dazzlingly brilliant book. Travelling by boat, swimming through kelp, riding on a fishing trawler, Alice Albinia takes us on an extraordinary journey around the British isles, revealing a liquid past where women ruled and mermaids sang and tracing the sea-changes of her own heart. Hannah Dawson

Product details

• Authors: Alice Albinia, Albinia Alice
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.07.2024
• EAN: 9781846149115
• ISBN: 978-1-84614-911-5
• No. of pages: 512
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Regional & national history, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Islands, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, British Isles, Physical geography & topography, Human Geography, History of other geographical groupings and regions