A History of Swedish Literature

This volume traces Swedish literature from its beginnings in the Middle Ages to its honored place in world literature in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

A comprehensive reference work, A History of Swedish Literature provides much more than names and dates. Sweden's relative isolation in a remote corner of Europe put special stress on its language and literature to define national identity. In this volume nine scholars from Europe and America identify what is particular about Swedish literary culture as well as what makes it an integral part of European literature.

The volume views Swedish literature in its historical and social context and reflects on the concerns of each age. Although women authors are treated throughout the book, a chapter on women's literature provides a salutary view of the gender issue in Swedish literature and the development of a feminist awareness. An additional chapter discusses children's literature, a major Swedish cultural export.

Author: Lars G. Warme
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 07/01/1996
Pages: 587
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.42lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.43w x 1.93d
ISBN13: 9780803247505
ISBN10: 0803247508
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | European | Scandinavian

About the Author
Lars G. Warme is Associate Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington. He is the author of Per Olof Sundman: Writer of the North.

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