Klaus Rifbjerg / Charlotte Schiander Gray ; foreword by Klaus Rifbjerg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gray, Charlotte Schiander, 1944-

Series:

Contributions to the study of world literature 0738-9345 ; no. 12.

Contributions to the study of world literature. 0738-9345 ; no. 12.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rifbjerg, Klaus--Criticism and interpretation.

Rifbjerg, Klaus.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

xii, 166 pages : portrait ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Greenwood Press, 1986.

Summary:

Although Klaus Rifbjerg's output is prodigious--including more than 25 novels and 15 volumes of poetry--only two works, a volume of selected poems and one novel are thus far available in English. Charlotte Gray has provided a comprehensive introduction to the works of this versatile man of letters, who enjoys a reputation not only as a novelist and poet but as a critic, playwright, journalist, and editor. She discusses Rifbjerg's place both in the contemporary Danish literary scene and in modern letters. Offering a thorough analysis of each work, she traces Rifbjerg's development chronologically and in terms of his contributions to various genres--particularly modernist poetry and psychological fiction--and points out the underlying unity of his work within these different forms. The author's generous use of quotations and her sensitive commentary give a keen impression of Rifbjerg's style and central concerns and convey his sense of the comic and tragic dimensions of modern existence.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages [153]-159.

ISBN:

0313250987

OCLC:

12217244