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Christmas in Scandinavia

English · Paperback / Softback

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Informationen zum Autor Sven H. Rossel is the general editor of the Histories of Scandinavian Literature series published by the University of Nebraska Press, and the chair of Scandinavian languages and literature at the University of Vienna. Bo Elbrond-Bek is a lecturer of Danish literature at the University of Wisconsin. David W. Colbert lives in Seattle and is the author of The Birth of the Ballad: The Scandinavian Medieval Genre. Klappentext Anyone aware of the magic in Christmas will recognize the inspiration in these stories. Readers will encounter robbers on a raid, a homeless stranger seeking kindness, excited children, and a talking Christmas tree, all under the spell of the season. In his introduction, Sven H. Rossel discusses the rich and fascinating Scandinavian Christmas traditions, the origins of this feast, and its celebration in contemporary Scandinavia. Zusammenfassung An anthology of 17 tales by 19th- and 20th-century writers from the Scandinavian countries! Faroe Islands! and Finland. It tells about robbers on a raid! a homeless stranger seeking kindness! excited children! and a talking Christmas tree! all under the spell of the season.

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Authors ELBROND BEK BO ROSSEL SVEN H, Bo Rossel Elbrond-Bek, Sven H. Elbrond-Bek Rossel
Assisted by Bo Elbrond-Bek (Editor), Sven H Rossel (Editor), Sven H. Rossel (Editor), David W Colbert (Translation), David W. Colbert (Translation)
Publisher University of Nebraska Press
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 01.10.1999
 
EAN 9780803289802
ISBN 978-0-8032-8980-2
No. of pages 184
Subject Fiction > Narrative literature

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