6/7/2023 0 Comments Kristin lavransdatter review![]() What a story! I actually began reading this story of a medieval Norwegian mother and wife a long time ago, but found myself unable to stay with it. I’m not surprised that feminist critics might not appreciate Sigrid Undset’s Kristin Lavransdatter. Undset’s emphasis on women’s biological nature, and her view that motherhood is the highest duty (to which) a woman can aspire, has been criticized by feminists as reactionary. Undset turned away from the sentimental style of national romanticism and wanted to re-create the realism of the Icelandic sagas and write so vividly, that “everything that seem(s) romantic from here – murder, violence, etc becomes ordinary – comes to life,” as the author explained. With the ‘domestic epic’, a sweeping drama set against a carefully studied social background, she broke a new ground. ![]()
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