Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Literature and Theater
Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts #9
Jan Sjåvik

List Price: $93.50 ISBN: 0-8108-5563-1 ISBN-13: 978-0-8108-5563-2 Pub Date: Apr 2006 4048 pages Binding: Cloth Availability: In Stock   European customers click here

SUBJECTS
Literature » Multicultural Literature
Reference » History
Literature » Literary Criticism
Area Studies » European Studies
Literature » Literature (General)
Theater & Dance » Theater

REVIEWS
"Jan Sjåvik's Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Literature and Theater is a concise, well-organized, useful guide for scholars and students, writers, and readers..." — Scandinavian Studies

DESCRIPTION
The literature of Scandinavia is amazingly rich and varied, consisting of the works produced by the countries of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland, and stretching from the ancient Norse Sagas to the present day. While much of it is unknown outside of the region, some has gained worldwide popularity, including the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, the stories of Isak Dinesen, and the plays of Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg.

While obviously including the area's most famous works, the Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Literature and Theater also provides information on lesser known authors and currents trends, literary circles and journals, and historical background. This is accomplished through a list of acronyms, a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and several hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries, which together make this reference the most comprehensive and up to date work of its kind related to Scandinavian literature and theater available anywhere.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jan Sjåvik is an associate professor of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle, where he has been a faculty member since 1978.

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