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13 of the Best Books and Articles on: Scandinavian Literature

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An Introduction to Scandinavian Literature: From the Earliest Time to Our Day » Read Now
by Elias Bredsdorff, Brita Mortensen, Ronald Popperwell. 245 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...An Introduction to SCANDINAVIAN LITERATURE An Introduction to SCANDINAVIAN LITERATURE FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO OUR DAY By...Preface 7 I. Old Norse Literature 9 II a...
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Six Scandinavian Novelists: Lie, Jacobsen, Heidenstam, Selma Lagerlof, Hamsun, Sigrid Undset » Read Now
by Alrik Gustafson. 374 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Scandinavian contribution to modern literature the question has been raised by people...characteristic developments in modern literature, particularly in the modern drama...
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Scandinavia: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland (includes "The Literature of Scandinavia") » Read Now
by Dore Ogrizek. 438 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library
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On the Transformation of Apparition Stories in Scandinavia and Germany, C. 1350-1700(1), in Folklore » Read Now
by Jurgen Beyer. 14 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...storytelling began to change. Fictional literature (mainly novels) became firmly established...older traditions in medieval Christian literature in the twelfth century...
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A History of Norwegian Literature » Read Now
by Harald S. Naess. 440 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

"An excellent comprehensive one-volume introduction in English to Norwegian literature within its historical context."-ChoiceLong under the cultural domination of Denmark and the political hegemony of Sweden, Norway first defined itself through its literature and continues to do so to our day. A...
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"An excellent comprehensive one-volume introduction in English to Norwegian literature within its historical context."-ChoiceLong under the cultural domination of Denmark and the political hegemony of Sweden, Norway first defined itself through its literature and continues to do so to our day. A History of Norwegian Literature reviews the complex role literature has played in Norway since runic times. Beginning with rock carvings five millennia old, Norwegian literature first came to flower with the Norse poets of the ninth century, who chronicled the heroism of Viking explorers and conquerers.The authors describe the subsequent progression of Norwegian literature through the middle ages and the baroque to Ludvig Holberg and the age of enlightenment, and from thence to the cultural debates of the nineteenth century, the dramas of Ibsen, the psychological novels of Sigurd Hoel, the modernist poetry of the 1950s and 1960s, and the postmodernism of the present. The works of Nobel Prize winners Sigrid Undset, Knut Hamsun, and Bjornstjerne Bjornson are covered in some detail, and separate chapters are devoted to children's literature and women writers in Norwegian literature.Like other volumes in A History of Scandinavian Literatures; A History of Norwegian Literature views the literature of Norway not only as part of an interrelated Scandinavian tradition but as part of world literature. A comparative approach is used throughout, and social and cultural history feature prominently. Contributors to Volume 2 include leading scholars James E. Knirk, Kathleen Stokker, Harald Naess, James McFarlane, William Mishler, Jan I. Sjåvik, Margaret O'Leary, and Faith Ingwersen.Harold S. Naess is Torger Thompson Professor of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Among his other works are Knut Hamsun og America (1969) and an edition of Knut Hamsun: Selected Letters (with James McFarlane, 1990).
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A History of Danish Literature » Read Now
by Sven H. Rossel. 714 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

For centuries, Denmark dominated the culture of Scandinavia, and its literature has influenced such English works as Beowulf and Hamlet as well as major philosophical movements: humanism, romanticism, existentialism. With contributions from nine internationally recognized scholars, A History of...
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For centuries, Denmark dominated the culture of Scandinavia, and its literature has influenced such English works as Beowulf and Hamlet as well as major philosophical movements: humanism, romanticism, existentialism. With contributions from nine internationally recognized scholars, A History of Danish Literature reaches back as far as the literary record allows, to the ancient runic inscriptions, and thence to medieval Latin, the development of literature in the vernacular, and the flowering of a distinct Danish literary tradition numbering among its luminaries Hans Christian Andersen, Soren Kierkegaard, and Karen Blixen. The volume includes, in addition, chapters on Faroese literature, women's literature, and children's literature.The approach used in A History of Danish Literature is maintained in the other volumes of A History of Scandinavian Literatures, which surveys the literary history of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and Finland. These literatures are viewed not only as part of an interrelated Scandinavian tradition but as part of world literature. A comparative approach is used through-out, and social and cultural history feature prominently. Contributors to Volume 1 include David W. Colbert, Sven H. Rossel, F.J. Billeskov Jansen, P.M. Mitchell, Niels Ingwersen, Poul Houe, W. Glyn Jones, Faith Ingwersen, and Flemming Mouritsen.Sven H. Rossel, the general editor of A History of Scandinavian Literatures, is a professor of comparative and Scandinavian literature at the University of Washington. Among his other works are Johannes V. Jensen (1984) and The Diaries of Hans Christian Andersen (coeditor, with Patricia Conroy, 1990).
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A History of Finland's Literature » Read Now
by George C. Schoolfield. 884 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

The literature of Finland is bilingual, with lively and extensive traditions in both Finnish and Swedish. This history covers both literary traditions in detail.
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Sami Literature in the Twentieth Century, in World Literature Today » Read Now
by Kathleen Osgood Dana. 7 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Sami Literature in the Twentieth Century Samekiella...political and creative energy. Sami literature is no longer just the yoik (songs...a thriving, exciting, contemporary...
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Ballad Books and Ballad Men: Raids and Rescues in Britain, America, and the Scandinavian North since 1800 » Read Now
by Sigurd Bernhard Hustvedt. 376 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...influence of folk-poetry upon other literature is treated incidentally. The discussion...advantageous comparison with the nameless literature of tradition. Scores of...
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The Role of Inflection in Scandinavian Syntax » Read Now
by Anders Holmberg, Christer Platzack. 260 pgs.

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In this book, Holmberg and Platzack present a theory of the role which subject-verb agreement and case morphology play in syntax. Their theory is based mainly on a detailed comparison of syntactical inflectional properties in the various Scandinavian languages, although many other languages are...
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In this book, Holmberg and Platzack present a theory of the role which subject-verb agreement and case morphology play in syntax. Their theory is based mainly on a detailed comparison of syntactical inflectional properties in the various Scandinavian languages, although many other languages are discussed as well. The theoretical issues discussed include abstract vs. morphological case, functional heads, verb-second, null subjects and other empty categories, pronouns and clitics, various impersonal constructions, long distance reflexives, and the double object construction. Probably the most detailed and comprehensive study to date of the interplay of case, subject-verb agreement, and other grammatical properties in the syntax of related languages, this book offers important insights for professional linguists and students with an interest in generative grammar, typology/comparative grammar, or Scandinavian and Germanic languages.
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A History of Norwegian Literature » Read Now
by Harald Beyer. 376 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...BEYER A History of NORWEGIAN LITERATURE Edited and Translated from the...guide to the treasure house of Norwegian literature and a lively picture of how...
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A History of Danish Literature » Read Now
by P. M. Mitchell. 324 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...A HISTORY OF DANISH LITERATURE A HISTORY OF DANISH LITERATURE BY P. M. MITCHELL WITH AN INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER...48 IV. An Age of Dualism. Baroque Literature 64 V. The...
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Encyclopedia of Literature » Read Now
by Joseph T. Shipley. 1188 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LITERATURE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LITERATURE Edited by JOSEPH T. SHIPLEY PHILOSOPHICAL LIBRARY...PREFACE THIS IS the first collection of surveys of the...