The Norwegian-American Contribution to American Literature 1825-1928
Title | The Norwegian-American Contribution to American Literature 1825-1928 PDF eBook |
Author | Aagot Dorothea Hoidahl |
Publisher | |
Pages | 306 |
Release | 1928 |
Genre | Norwegian American literature |
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Twofold Identities
Title | Twofold Identities PDF eBook |
Author | Øyvind Tveitereid Gulliksen |
Publisher | Peter Lang |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 9780820462301 |
Twofold Identities is a study of Midwestern American literature as well as of Norwegian-American immigrant texts. Many readers have judged the latter to be a mere reflection of immigrant experience, a judgment that is neither fair nor correct. These American writers were forced to confront an essentially modern experience complicated by the contextual duality of bilingualism. For early Midwestern immigrant writers and their readers, the task of homemaking in a new setting was a philosophically challenging and highly problematic endeavor. These Midwestern writers were not lost, divided, nor rootless. They had the unique privileged ability to draw on the resources of two worlds. As writers they enjoyed - and helped to strengthen - twofold identities.
The Western Home
Title | The Western Home PDF eBook |
Author | Orm Øverland |
Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
Pages | 464 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Norwegian Americans |
ISBN | 9780252023279 |
The Western Home: A Literary History of Norwegian America is a history of American literature. It is different from other histories of American literature in that the language of the writers and their readers was not English. There have been studies of American authors who have used languages such as French, German, Spanish, or Swedish, but this is the first comprehensive history of any literature written and read in the United States in another language than English. Indeed, most histories of American literature are based on the theory that English is the only American literary language. Such a theory, however, dismisses the fact that English has in periods been a minority language in many areas. In this book American literature is the literature of people who are American by choice or by birth regardless of the language they may have used. This book demonstrates that Norwegian has indeed been an American literary language and that many of the American writers in this language deserve our attention.
Essays on Norwegian-American literature and history
Title | Essays on Norwegian-American literature and history PDF eBook |
Author | Norwegian-American Historical Association |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1986 |
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Essays on Norwegian-American Literature and History
Title | Essays on Norwegian-American Literature and History PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9788299146111 |
Norwegian Migration to America, 1825-1860
Title | Norwegian Migration to America, 1825-1860 PDF eBook |
Author | Theodore Christian Blegen |
Publisher | |
Pages | 413 |
Release | 1931 |
Genre | Norway |
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Norwegian Migration to America
Title | Norwegian Migration to America PDF eBook |
Author | Theodore Christian Blegen |
Publisher | Ardent Media |
Pages | 708 |
Release | 1940 |
Genre | Minnesota literature |
ISBN |
Companion volume to Norwegian Migration to America, 1825-1860. Includes bibliographical references and index.