{"product_id":"a-history-of-icelandic-literature-9780803233461","title":"A History of Icelandic Literature","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvides an overview of the literature of Iceland, since the country's settlement in the ninth century, including chapters on lesser-known areas such as drama, children's literature, women's literature, and North American Icelandic literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a collection that every serious Scandophile will want to own.”—\u003ci\u003eWords Without Borders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Each of the book's four sections is written by a different Icelandic scholar, but all share the same high level of readability thanks to excellent translations. . . . Although obscure, Icelandic literature deserves serious attention; this volume provides an excellent introduction.\"—\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA History of Icelandic Literature\u003c\/i\u003e is a long-awaited and extensive overview that will, no doubt, be valuable for non-Icelandic students and scholars in the relevant fields for the next few decades.\"—Sven H. Rossel, \u003ci\u003eScandinavian-Canadian Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eA History of Icelandic Literature\u003c\/i\u003e] 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.\"—Lorenzo Casany, \u003ci\u003eAurora Boreal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The authors are to be praised for embedding their discussions in social and ideological context and also for taking up topics not always found in literary history such as, for example, translations, which are an important part of what people really read, or the contemporary book market with its Christmas-season timing. . . . [\u003ci\u003eA History of Icelandic Literature\u003c\/i\u003e] is a valuable gift indeed.”—\u003ci\u003eScandinavian Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1: The Middle Ages  Vesteinn Olason and Sverrir Tomasson; Old Icelandic Poetry (Vesteinn Olason); Old Icelandic Prose (Sverrir Tomasson)  2: From Reformation to Enlightenment  Margret Eggertsdottir  3: From Romanticism to Realism  thornorir Oskarsson  4: From Realism to Neo-Romanticism  Guethni Elisson  5: Realism and Revolt: Between the World Wars  Jon Yngvi Johannsson  6: Icelandic Prose Literature since 1940  Astraethur Eysteinsson and Ulfhildur Dagsdottir; Icelandic Prose Literature 1940-1980 (Astraethur Eysteinsson); Icelandic Prose Literature since 1980 (Astraethur Eysteinsson and Ulfhildur Dagsdottir)  7: Icelandic Poetry since 1940  Eysteinn thornorvaldsson  8: Searching for Herself: Female Experience and Female Tradition in Icelandic Literature  Helga Kress  9: Icelandic Theatre  Arni Ibsen and Havar Sigurjonsson; Icelandic Theatre, 1790-1975 (Arni Ibsen); Icelandic Theatre since 1975 (Havar Sigurjonsson)  10: Icelandic Children's Literature, 1780-2000  Silja Aethalsteinsdottir  11: Icelandic-Canadian Literature  Daisy Neijmann","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405249487191,"sku":"9780803233461","price":52.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-history-of-icelandic-literature-9780803233461","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}