| Western Icelandic Short Stories Contributor(s): Wolf, Kirsten (Translator), Hjaltadottir, Arny (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0887556280 ISBN-13: 9780887556289 Publisher: University of Manitoba Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1992 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Canadian - Literary Criticism | European - German - Literary Criticism | Canadian |
| Dewey: 839 |
| LCCN: 93126129 |
| Physical Information: 160 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This selection of Western Icelandic writings, the first of its kind in English, represents a wide collection of first and second generation Icelandic-Canadian authors.The stories, first published between 1895 and 1930, are set mainly in North America (especially Manitoba). They reflect a weath of literary activity, from the numerous Western Icelandic newspapers and journals, to the reading circles and cultural and literary societies that supported them. The stories show a wide range of experiences and influences, including Old Norse Icelandic literature and romantic nationalism, but they also reveal the emergence of a literature that bears a unique cultural imprint.Western Icelandic Short Stories includes some of the best wirting from the period--- narrative, descriptive, comical, satirical, and serious. The stories may be read as much for enjoyment as for what they reveal about the Western Icelandic literary tradition. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wolf, Kirsten: - Kirsten Wolf is a former chair of the Icelandic Department at the University of Manitoba. She has edited Gyndinga Saga, Saga heilagrar 'nnu, and Dorotheu saga, has been involved in Medieval Scandinavia: En Encyclopedia, and is co-translator and co-editor of an earlier anthology, Western Icelandic Short Stories.Hjaltadottir, Arny: - Arny Hjaltadottir is a translator and works in the Icelandic Collection at the Dafoe Library, University of Manitoba. |