Amy Jeffs
Autor de Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain
Sobre El Autor
Créditos de la imagen: Photo of art historian and author Amy Jeffs.
Obras de Amy Jeffs
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- UK
- País (para mapa)
- England, UK
- Lugares de residencia
- Somerset, England, UK
- Educación
- Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
The Courtauld Institute of Art (University of London) - Biografía breve
- "Amy Jeffs is an art historian specialising in the Middle Ages. In 2019, she gained a PhD in Art History from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, having studied for earlier degrees at the Courtauld Institute of Art and the University of Cambridge.
During her PhD Amy co-convened a project researching medieval badges and pilgrim souvenirs at the British Museum. She then worked in the British Library's department of Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern manuscripts.
Her writing is often accompanied by her own linocut and wood-engraved prints, a sample of which may be seen here: www.amyjeffshistoria.com"
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Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain por Amy Jeffs
This was a Christmas present. I had not heard of the book and had no idea what to expect. What I got was at points brilliant but mainly it was just the ego trip of an academic. The myths are very interesting but the author decides to embellish and fabricate so that the historical versions and their importance are buried. The author's descriptions of visiting the real life locations are painful to read. They all follow the same pattern of her pretending to feel and see the right conditions for the myth associated with the location.… (más)
“No sooner had she uttered the final malediction than her face grew red, then purple, and then the vessels ruptured under her skin, until, with a horrible sound, her eyeballs burst out of her head and splattered onto the pages.”
A beautifully illustrated collection of mythological legends and tales depicting the ancient times of Britain, from the time of Noah through to the first Norman king; William the Conqueror.
We learn about magic, dragons, giants, many (many) battles and the people that make up Britain including the Picts, Saxons and Danes. Of course, no collection of stories on the ancient history of Britain would be complete without the giant gogmagog and the magical Merlin.
I felt the only negative aspect was the modernisation and adaptation of the tales. Many of these are already widely known and don’t need to be altered for the appreciation of a more modern audience.… (más)
A beautifully illustrated collection of mythological legends and tales depicting the ancient times of Britain, from the time of Noah through to the first Norman king; William the Conqueror.
We learn about magic, dragons, giants, many (many) battles and the people that make up Britain including the Picts, Saxons and Danes. Of course, no collection of stories on the ancient history of Britain would be complete without the giant gogmagog and the magical Merlin.
I felt the only negative aspect was the modernisation and adaptation of the tales. Many of these are already widely known and don’t need to be altered for the appreciation of a more modern audience.… (más)
'Our lives will encircle the sun, setting and rising, setting and rising. Stonehenge will endure; the red and white dragons will sleep on Dinas Emrys; and a happy Merlin will inhabit Caledonia while, to the south, children dance on the shoulders of giants.'
A beautiful, haunting, moving journey within the heart of the legends, the myths, the characters, and the convictions that shaped the British Isles. A monumental work, a true gem, for every lover of Mythology, History and Folklore.
A beautiful, haunting, moving journey within the heart of the legends, the myths, the characters, and the convictions that shaped the British Isles. A monumental work, a true gem, for every lover of Mythology, History and Folklore.
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 2
- Miembros
- 306
- Popularidad
- #76,934
- Valoración
- 3.7
- Reseñas
- 3
- ISBNs
- 11