Rethinking National Literatures and the Literary Canon in Scandinavia / edited by Ann-Sofie Lönngren [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lönngren, Ann-Sofie, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scandinavian literature--History and criticism.

Scandinavian literature.

Scandinavian literature--21st century--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

The literary field and canon in the Nordic countries are under constant negotiation and transformation, with various alternative literatures having evolved alongside the majority literatures of these nations in recent decades. These new phenomena, constructed around perspectives regarding language, ethnicity, sexuality, gender and social class, have been categorised as migration, minority and queer literatures. Rethinking National Literatures and the Literary Canon in Scandinavia highlights these literatures and their histories, roles and impacts on both the literary establishment and (post)mo

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Editors' Introduction

Part I: Key Concepts and Theoretical Reflections

National, Transnational and Entangled Literatures

Challenging the Bodies and Borders of Literature in Scandinavia

Immigrant Literature in Finland

Part II: Rethinking Language, Literature and National Belonging

Sophie Elkan's Ambiguous Dream of the Orient

Reindeer Revisited

Religion and Revolt in Colonial Scandinavia

Part III: Queering the "Nordic"

A Gay History of Nordic Literature

Cross-Dressing Mysteries and Monsters

Trolls!! Folklore, Literature and "Othering" in the Nordic Countries

Index of Names.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 16, 2016).

ISBN:

1-4438-8503-7

OCLC:

926092769