{"product_id":"9781646052288","title":"Herostories","description":"Author: Kristn Svava Tomasdottr\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781646052288\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Deep Vellum Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 27 Jul 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 162\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerostories\u003c\/i\u003e reveals tales untold by most history books: the harrowing journeys and vital triumphs of nineteenth - and twentieth century midwifery in the vast landscape of Iceland.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComposed from the memoirs and biographies of 100 Icelandic midwives, poet-historian Kristn Svava Tmasdttir's found poems illuminate the dangers and valor of birthwork. Forgoing traditional sagas of androcentric conquest, these poems center the adventures of \u003ci\u003eljsmur\u003c\/i\u003e, \"mothers of light.\" Tmasdttir leverages epic elements-dashing mountain treks, rivers forded on horseback, unyielding compassion-to challenge how and by whom stories become legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe follow-up to Tmasdttir and Thors' award-winning, PEN-nominated \u003ci\u003eStormwarning\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHerostories\u003c\/i\u003e documents the professional achievements of Iceland's first women to work outside the home, precursors to today's midwives who remain central to contemporary health care on the island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeyond archival recognition, the text's formally ambitious poetics render gender-based battles for literacy and education alongside narratives of selfless womanly caretaking, pressurizing the fundamental tensions between feminine self-actualization and the romanticized service of these trailblazing figures.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46836326826142,"sku":"ADS-9781646052288","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781646052288.jpg?v=1778738019","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781646052288","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}