| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 730 pages) : maps |
| Series |
Histories of Scandinavian literature ; v. 5 |
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History of Scandinavian literatures ; v. 5.
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| Contents |
The Middle Ages. Old Icelandic poetry / Vésteinn Ólason -- Old Icelandic prose / Sverrir Tómasson -- From Reformation to Enlightenment / Margrét Eggertsdóttir -- From romanticism to realism / Þórir Óskarsson -- From realism to neoromanticism / Guðni Elísson -- Realism and revolt : between the World Wars / Jón Yngvi Jóhannsson -- Icelandic prose literature, 1940-2000. Icelandic prose literature, 1940-1980 / Ástráður Eysteinsson -- Icelandic prose literature, 1980-2000 / Ástráður Eysteinsson and Úlfhildur Dagsdóttir -- Icelandic poetry since 1940 / Eysteinn Þorvaldsson -- Searching for herself : female experience and female tradition in Icelandic literature / Helga Kress -- Icelandic theater. Icelandic theater, 1790-1975 / Árni Ibsen -- Icelandic theater since 1975 / Hávar Sigurjónsson -- Icelandic children's literature, 1780-2000 / Silja Aðalsteinsdóttir -- Icelandic Canadian literature / Daisy Neijmann |
| Summary |
A History of Icelandic Literature provides a complete overview of the literature of Iceland, from the country's settlement in the ninth century until the present day, including chapters on lesser-known areas such as drama, children's literature, women's literature, and North American Icelandic literature. It is the first work to give non-Icelandic readers a wide-ranging introduction to Iceland's literature and each contributor to this volume is a recognized expert in his or her area |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 643-698) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Icelandic literature -- History and criticism
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- German.
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Icelandic literature
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Geschichte
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Isländisch
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Literatur
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Bellettrie.
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IJslands.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Neijmann, Daisy L., 1963-
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American-Scandinavian Foundation.
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| LC no. |
2006021625 |
| ISBN |
9780803205437 |
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0803205430 |
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1280735171 |
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9781280735172 |
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9786610735174 |
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6610735174 |
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