A History of Finland's Literature

The literature of Finland is bilingual, with lively and extensive traditions in both Finnish and Swedish. This history covers both literary traditions in detail.

About the author

George C. Schoolfield is a professor emeritus of German and Scandinavian literatures at Yale University. He is the former editor of Scandinavian Studies and author of many books on Finland's literature and cultural history, most recently Helsinki of the Czars: A Cultural History, 1808-1918.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Assisted by: George C Schoolfield (Editor), George C. Schoolfield (Editor)
• Publisher: Nebraska
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.1998
• EAN: 9780803241893
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-4189-3
• No. of pages: 877
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 235 mm x 49 mm
• Weight: 1352 g
• Series: Histories of Scandinavian Lite; Histories of Scandinavian Literature; Histories of Scandinavian Lite
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies