Scandinavian Literature I: Icelandic and Norwegian
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On Top of the World. Erla Maria Marteinsdottir, University of California, Riverside
19th Century British travel writing of Iceland reveals a stark contrast between romantic visions of Saga heroes and the reality of a colonized nation under Danish rule. Iceland thus emerges as a familiar yet troubling vista.
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Reading Laxness Inside and Outside Iceland. Kendra Willson, University of California, Los Angeles
Halldór Laxness’ works are read differently by readers unfamiliar with Icelandic culture. The satirical exaggeration which he used to help his countrymen see themselves as if from outside contributes to a somewhat surreal and larger than life view of Iceland.
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The Contingent Nature of Writing in Knut Hamsun's Hunger. Jan Sjavik, University of Washington, Seattle
In his novel Hunger, Knut Hamsun offers a detailed description of the process by which his protagonist tries to write a medieval drama, "The Sign of the Cross." This process entails the subconscious mediation of fragmentary experience, not careful rational planning and goal-directed work.
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