This work provides a survey of women's writing in Sweden, from the beginnings of the struggle for emancipation in the 1850s to the present day. These writers are seen within the political, cultural and economic context of women's lives. Modern critical currents are also assessed and Swedish feminist criticism is considered alongside the French and American traditions.
This work provides a survey of women's writing in Sweden, from the beginnings of the struggle for emancipation in the 1850s to the present day. These ...
This innovative volume presents, for the first time ever, cutting-edge research about the Swedish Nobel Laureate Selma Lagerlof (1858-1940) in one comprehensive resource. Written by scholars from a range of countries, it highlights the interdisciplinarity of current Lagerlof research and the latest trends in it, frequently cutting across genres, media, and disciplines. The structure of the book--with dedicated sections to performance, film, and intermediality; transnational narratives; and European transmission--is reinforced by the extensive introductory portal. The volume includes a range...
This innovative volume presents, for the first time ever, cutting-edge research about the Swedish Nobel Laureate Selma Lagerlof (1858-1940) in one com...
Feminist writing has emerged in recent years as a major influence of twentieth-century European literature. "Textual Liberation, "first published in 1991, provides a timely and wide-ranging survey of twentieth-century feminist writing in Europe, presenting texts from a number of countries and highlighting some of the transnational parallels and contrasts.
The contributors emphasize the wider contexts- political, social, economic- in which the texts were produced. They cover feminist literature in Britain, Scandinavia, Germany, Eastern Europe, Russia, France, Spain, Italy, and Turkey,...
Feminist writing has emerged in recent years as a major influence of twentieth-century European literature. "Textual Liberation, "first published i...
A curse rests on the Lowenskold family, as narrated in The Lowenskold Ring. Charlotte Lowenskold is the tale of the following generations, a story of psychological insight and social commentary, and of the complexities of a mother-son relationship. Charlotte is in love with Karl-Arthur - both have some Lowenskold blood. Their young love is ill fated; each goes on to marry another. How we make our life 'choices' and what evil forces can be at play around us is beautifully and ironically depicted by Selma Lagerlof, who was in her sixties when she wrote this tour de force with the lightest...
A curse rests on the Lowenskold family, as narrated in The Lowenskold Ring. Charlotte Lowenskold is the tale of the following generations, a story of ...
A wide range of Swedish women writers are surveyed, and are seen within their political, economic and cultural context. Modern critical currents are also assessed and Swedish feminist criticism is condsidered alongside the French and American traditions.
A wide range of Swedish women writers are surveyed, and are seen within their political, economic and cultural context. Modern critical currents are a...
