An edition of Ida Elisabeth (1932)

Ida Elisabeth

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Ida Elisabeth
Sigrid Undset, Sigrid Undset
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An edition of Ida Elisabeth (1932)

Ida Elisabeth

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In this compelling drama about fidelity, sorrow and forgiveness, Nobel Prize-winning author Sigrid Undset tells the story of Ida Elisabeth, who marries her teenage sweetheart, Frithjof, in an effort to redeem her reputation. Early in their marriage, she realizes that her charming husband is incapable of supporting the family and she sews dresses to make ends meet. When Frithjof becomes involved with another woman, Ida Elisabeth leaves him and moves with her children to a small town.
Still young, the admirably hardworking Ida attracts the attention of a successful lawyer, who possesses the manly virtues that her husband lacked. As she contemplates marrying again, Frithjof, now gravely sick, re-enters her life.

Unlike Undset's famous historical novels, which are set in medieval Norway, the story of Ida Elisabeth opens in 1930. As in Undset's other fiction, however, Ida Elisabeth poignantly illustrates how poor choices affect the course of a person's life and how the suffering endured because of grievous mistakes can become the means by which a love is purified.

With its setting in modern times, Ida Elisabeth examines the difficulties inherent in male-female relationships as they are experienced in contemporary society. Undset's descriptions of the Norwegian people and countryside coupled with her profound understanding of the human heart won her worldwide literary acclaim. Both are powerfully displayed in this moving story about fidelity and mercy.

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Publisher
Ignatius Press
Language
English
Pages
425

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Cover of: Ida Elisabeth
Ida Elisabeth
2011, Ignatius Press
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Cover of: Ida Elisabeth
Ida Elisabeth
1933, A.A. Knopf
in English

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Edition Notes

"Original Norwegian edition: Ida Elisabeth, 1932 by H. Aschehoug and Co., Oslo."--T.p. verso.

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San Francisco

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
839.82372
Library of Congress
PT8950.U5 I413 2011

The Physical Object

Pagination
425 p. ;
Number of pages
425

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25353374M
ISBN 10
158617424X
ISBN 13
9781586174248
LCCN
2009935082
OCLC/WorldCat
757747567

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