{"product_id":"epic-continent-book-nicholas-jubber-9781529374346","title":"Epic Continent","description":"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSelected as one of NPR's Best Books of 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSelected by \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e as one of 12\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"great books for travelers\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'The prose is colourful and vigorous ... Jubber's journeying has indeed been epic, in scale and in ambition. In this thoughtful travelogue he has woven together colourful ancient and modern threads into a European tapestry that combines the sombre and the sparkling' \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A genuine epic' \u003ci\u003eWanderlust\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Award-winning travel writer Nicholas Jubber journeys across Europe exploring Europe's epic poems, from the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSong of Roland\u003c\/i\u003e to the\u003ci\u003eNibelungenlied,\u003c\/i\u003e and their impact on European identity in these turbulent times.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThese are the stories that made Europe.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Journeying from Turkey to Iceland, award-winning travel writer Nicholas Jubber takes us on a fascinating adventure through our continent's most enduring epic poems to learn how they were shaped by their times, and how they have since shaped us.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The great European epics were all inspired by moments of seismic change: \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e tells of the aftermath of the Trojan War, the primal conflict from which much of European civilisation was spawned. The \u003ci\u003eSong of the Nibelungen\u003c\/i\u003e tracks the collapse of a Germanic kingdom on the edge of the Roman Empire. Both the French \u003ci\u003eSong of Roland\u003c\/i\u003e and the Serbian \u003ci\u003eKosovo Cycle\u003c\/i\u003eemerged from devastating conflicts between Christian and Muslim powers. \u003ci\u003eBeowulf,\u003c\/i\u003e the only surviving Old English epic, and the great Icelandic \u003ci\u003eSaga of Burnt Njal\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Reaching back into the ancient and medieval eras in which these defining works were produced, and investigating their continuing influence today, \u003ci\u003eEpic Continent\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49584677650705,"sku":"GOR012947335","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50965213511953,"sku":"GOR012972908","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51334339592465,"sku":"CIN1529374340G","price":6.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51461057118481,"sku":"CIN1529374340VG","price":6.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":52817273651473,"sku":"CIN1529374340A","price":6.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1529374340.jpg?v=1751021798","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/epic-continent-book-nicholas-jubber-9781529374346","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}