{"product_id":"9781473665804","title":"Epic Continent : Adventures in the Great Stories of Europe","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Jubber, Nicholas, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 19\/03\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 336 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: John Murray Publishers Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: John Murray Press,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Literary studies: poetry \u0026amp; poets, Political geography, Travel writing\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781473665804\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year 2020\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese are the stories that made Europe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReaching back into the ancient and medieval eras in which these defining works were produced, and investigating their continuing influence today, Epic Continent explores how matters of honour, fundamentalism, fate, nationhood, sex, class and politics have preoccupied the people of Europe across the millennia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJourneying 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35021560578201,"sku":"9781473665804","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781473665804.jpg?v=1602540331","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781473665804","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}