| Danish Literature as World Literature Contributor(s): Rosendahl Thomsen, Mads (Editor), Ringgaard, Dan (Editor), Beebee, Thomas Oliver (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1501310011 ISBN-13: 9781501310010 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $173.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - Scandinavian - Literary Criticism | Comparative Literature |
| LCCN: 2016034183 |
| Series: Literatures as World Literature |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.3" W x 9.2" (1.25 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Scandinavian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Despite being a minor language, Danish literature is one of the world's most actively translated, and the Scandinavian country is the home of a number of significant writers. Hans Christian Andersen remains one of the most translated authors in the world, philosopher S ren Kierkegaard inspired modern Existentialism, Karen Blixen chronicled her life in colonial Kenya as well as writing imaginary, cosmopolitan tales, and the writers among the circles of literary critic Georg Brandes in the late 19th century were especially important to the further development of European Modernism. Danish Literature as World Literature introduces key figures from 800 years of Danish literature and their impact on world literature. It includes chapters devoted to post-1945 literature on beat and systemic poetry as well as the Scandinavia noir vogue that includes both crime fiction and cinema and is enjoying worldwide popularity. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rosendahl Thomsen, Mads: - Mads Rosendahl Thomsen is Associate Professor in Comparative Literature at Aarhus University, Denmark. He is the author of Mapping World Literature: International Canonization and Transnational Literature (2008), The New Human in Literature: Posthuman Visions of Changes in Body, Mind and Society (2013), and the editor of several volumes, including World Literature: A Reader (2012) and The Posthuman Condition: Ethics, Aesthetics and Politics of Biotechnological Challenges (2012). He is a member of the Academia Europaea and an advisory board member of the Institute for World Literature. |