Madame Dorthea Paul Horgan originally a series of lectures

originally a series of lectures given at the beginning of World War II

not only in relation to the work of eternal salvation…but also and primarily in relation to that very work accomplished in human history which is in itself terrestrial and immanent in time

The beliefs and practices of Christianity find their source

By Marie Noël | Presented and translated by Pauline Matarasso

Madame Dorthea Paul Horgan originally a series of lecturesBy Sigrid Undset Madame Dorthea, a powerful period piece set in eighteenth century Norway, follows the title character as her happiness and security is thrown into disarray by a sudden and unforeseeable tragedy. With her final novel, Undset produces vivid tableaus of the social mores and practices of the time, as well as of the untamed grandeur of her native landscapes, before which unfolds a frank portrayal of the human experience in all its baseness