In a dark wood wandering
Haasse, Hella S.
In a dark wood wandering / Hella S. Haasse ; revised and edited by Anita Miller from an English translation from the Dutch by Lewis C. Kaplan. - 1st ed. - Chicago : Academy , 1989. - vi, 574 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Translation of: Het woud der verwachting.
This novel exemplifies historical fiction at its best; the author's meticulous research and polished style bring the medieval world into vibrant focus. Set during the Hundred Years War (1337-1453), the narrative creates believable human beings from the great roll of historical figures. Here are the mad Charles VI, the brilliant Louis d'Orleans, Joan of Arc, Henry V, and, most importantly, Charles d'Orleans, whose loyalty to France brought him decades of captivity in England. A natural poet and scholar, his birth and rank thrust him into the center of intrigue and strife, and through his observant eyes readers enter fully into his colorful, dangerous times.
0897333365X
89017814
Poets----Fiction
Middle Ages----Fiction
France----Fiction
Biographical fiction
PT5838.H45 / W613 1989
FIC HAA
In a dark wood wandering / Hella S. Haasse ; revised and edited by Anita Miller from an English translation from the Dutch by Lewis C. Kaplan. - 1st ed. - Chicago : Academy , 1989. - vi, 574 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Translation of: Het woud der verwachting.
This novel exemplifies historical fiction at its best; the author's meticulous research and polished style bring the medieval world into vibrant focus. Set during the Hundred Years War (1337-1453), the narrative creates believable human beings from the great roll of historical figures. Here are the mad Charles VI, the brilliant Louis d'Orleans, Joan of Arc, Henry V, and, most importantly, Charles d'Orleans, whose loyalty to France brought him decades of captivity in England. A natural poet and scholar, his birth and rank thrust him into the center of intrigue and strife, and through his observant eyes readers enter fully into his colorful, dangerous times.
0897333365X
89017814
Poets----Fiction
Middle Ages----Fiction
France----Fiction
Biographical fiction
PT5838.H45 / W613 1989
FIC HAA
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