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Written in the 14th century and enjoying a Swedish national status similar to the English Beowulf, this fascinating tale with many levels of meaning reflects the ideals of politics and aesthetics ty……続きを見る

In 2020 Sweden's response to COVID-19 drew renewed attention to the Nordic nation in a way that put the finger on a seeming paradox. Long celebrated for its commitment to social solidarity, Sweden s……続きを見る

Travel through Norse mythology with this collection of stories about the gods themselves. Written in 1901, this anthology contains stories such as The Story of the Beginning, Odin's Reward, The Hamm……続きを見る

The book addresses the relationship between the literary representations of North Greenland and the Inughuit people in Knud Rasmussen’s expedition accounts The New People and My Travel Diary and the……続きを見る

Ireland and the North is an edited collection of chapters engaging with the relationship between Ireland and the Nordic countries. As a spatial and geographical point of reference for the formation ……続きを見る

An absorbing collection of essays on religious textures in Knausgaard’s writings and our time. Min kamp, or My Struggle, is a six-volume novel by Karl Ove Knausgaard and one of the most significant ……続きを見る

Dans son roman 'Cyprienne et Cyprien', Eudoxie Dupuis explore les thèmes de l'amour, du destin et de la tragédie à travers l'histoire de deux amants séparés par la société conservatrice du XIXe sièc……続きを見る

I August Strindbergs bok 'I Vårbrytningen' får vi en stark skildring av den svenska landsbygden under sen 1800-talet. Genom Strindbergs karakteristiska hysteri och mörka ton skildras huvudpersonens ……続きを見る

Ina Langes bok 'Bland ödebygder och skär: Berättelser från Finland' är en mångfacetterad samling berättelser som utforskar det finska landskapets skönhet, mystik och kontraster. Genom en poetisk och……続きを見る

August Strindbergs verk 'Skärkarlsliv' är en banbrytande kulturhistorisk roman som skildrar livet på landsbygden på 1800-talet. Med en intensiv och detaljerad prosa utforskar Strindberg teman som kl……続きを見る

I 'Svensk litteraturhistoria' samlas en imponerande mängd verk som spänner över flera sekler av svensk skönlitteratur, från de tidigaste runinskrifterna till samtida prosa. Denna antologi tar sig an……続きを見る

In 'Vergif: Een Roman uit het Noorsch' neemt Alexander Lange Kielland de lezer mee in een verhaal dat draait om klassenverschillen, corruptie en het leven in het Noorse provinciestadje Stavanger. He……続きを見る

Il libro 'Sotto il velame: Saggio di un'interpretazione generale del poema sacro' di Giovanni Pascoli è un'opera che si distingue per la sua profonda analisi del poema sacro e per lo stile letterari……続きを見る

Henrik Ibsen, a Norwegian playwright, wrote An Enemy of the People (original title in Norwegian: En folkefiende) in 1882. Ibsen expressed some scepticism toward his protagonist, implying that his pa……続きを見る

This book offers a study of Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and French crime fictions covering a fifty-year period. From 1965 to the present, both Scandinavian and French societies have undergone signifi……続きを見る

This book is an investigation of the foundation and evolution of romance in Iceland. The narrative type arose from the introduction of French narratives into the alien literary environment of Icelan……続きを見る

This collection of articles studies the development of crime fiction in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden since the 1960s, offering the first English-language study of this widely read an……続きを見る

Traditional scholarship on the kings' sagas has tended to focus on the textual histories and interrelationships between the various twelfth- and thirteenth-century Scandinavian manuscripts. Thus pre……続きを見る

A loyal translation of the medieval Icelandic saga of a strong ruler and his men versus a brotherhood of fierce Viking mercenaries. In A.D. 986, Earl Hákon, ruler of most of Norway, won a triumphant……続きを見る

Dans son roman 'La meilleure part', Léon de Tinseau explore les thèmes de l'amour, de la société et de la morale à travers une histoire captivante et riche en détails. Son style littéraire élégant e……続きを見る

Henrik Ibsen, a Norwegian playwright, is the author of the play Ghosts. Mrs. Alving, a widow planning to dedicate an orphanage in memory of her late husband, is the play's main character. Mrs. Alvin……続きを見る

A late 19th-century story called "Pelle the Conqueror" by Martin Andersen Nexö takes place on the Danish island of Bornholm. The story revolves around a little kid named Pelle and his father Lasse a……続きを見る

BONUS: Paperback versions contain exclusive access to two online courses on Norse mythology! Do you want to know the true origin of Norse Mythology? YOU ARE ABOUT TO UNLOCK THE TRUTH THAT ANYONE HA……続きを見る

Dit boek is een absolute aanrader voor liefhebbers van literaire fictie en voor lezers die geïnteresseerd zijn in de exotische setting van Noord-Afrika. Couperus' meesterlijke vertelkunst en zijn ve……続きを見る

Dans son livre 'La Confession de Talleyrand', Charles Maurice de prince de Bénévent Talleyrand-Périgord offre un récit fascinant de ses expériences et de ses réflexions en tant que diplomate et homm……続きを見る

Raittiutta runoissa on kokoelma, joka tutkii raittiusliikkeen vaikutusta suomalaiseen kirjallisuuteen ja laajemmin kulttuuriin eri aikakausina. Kokoelmassa on valikoima tekstejä, jotka edustavat laa……続きを見る

Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard (b. 1968) made a literary mark on his home country in 1998, when his debut novel won the prestigious Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature. His fame continued t……続きを見る

Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgård’s six-volume, 3600-page autobiographical novel, My Struggle, has been widely hailed for its heroic exploration of selfhood, compulsive readability, and restless ……続きを見る

The medieval northern world consisted of a vast and culturally diverse region both geographically, from roughly Greenland to Novgorod and culturally, as one of the last areas of Europe to be convert……続きを見る

Following the first book on Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House which examined the PLOT of the playand the CHARACTERS, this book examines the THEMES and ELEMENTS OF STYLE in the play. This allows the crit……続きを見る