Böcker i Histories of Scandinavian Literature-serien

Traces Swedish literature from its beginnings in the Middle Ages to its honored place in world literature in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

For centuries, Denmark dominated the culture of Scandinavia and its literature has influenced English works as well as philosophical movements. With contributions from nine scholars, this work reaches back to the ancient runic inscriptions, and then to medieval Latin, the development of literature, and the flowering of a Danish literary tradition.

The literature of Finland is bilingual, with extensive traditions in both Finnish and Swedish. Covering both of the literary traditions, this volume includes a series of connected chapters by leading authorities. It also offers an examination of Finland's Swedish-language literature from the late fifteenth century to the early nineteenth century.

Beginning with rock carvings five millennia old, Norwegian literature first came to flower with the Norse poets of the ninth century, who chronicled the heroism of Viking explorers and conquerers. This book describes the subsequent progression of Norwegian literature.

Provides an overview of the literature of Iceland, since the country's settlement in the ninth century, including chapters on lesser-known areas such as drama, children's literature, women's literature, and North American Icelandic literature.