| Description |
xxxi, 877 pages : 4 maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Histories of Scandinavian literature ; v. 4 |
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History of Scandinavian literatures ; v. 4.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 755-828) and index. |
| Contents |
Finnish oral poetry, Kalevala, and Kanteletar / Michael Branch -- New beginnings, Latin and Finnish / Kai Laitinen and George C. Schoolfield -- The rise of Finnish-language literature, 1860-1916 / Kari Laitinen -- The period of independence 1, 1917-1960 ; The period of independence 2 / Markku Envall -- A part of Sweden ; National romanticism - A golden age? ; A sense of minority ; The age of modernism, 1916-1960 ; A startling growth, 1960-1990 / George C. Schoolfield -- Children's literature / Maijo Lehtonen. |
| Subject |
Finnish literature -- History and criticism.
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| Added Author |
Schoolfield, George C.
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| ISBN |
0803241895 alkaline paper |
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9780803241893 alkaline paper |
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