Continuity of Norwegian Tradition in the Pacific Northwest

Based on extensive fieldwork, the book explores the celebration of the Norwegian American heritage in the Pacific Northwest to provide a sense of community, a cultural home missing in much of contemporary, commercially and technologically driven, urban life.

A propos de l'auteur

Henning Sehmsdorf is a professor emeritus at the University of Washington, where he taught Scandinavian and Comparative Literature, and Folklore for nearly three decades. Also by Henning Sehmsdorf: Knut Hamsun's Pan: Myth and Symbol; Short Stories from Norway 1850-1900; New Norwegian Plays (with Janet Garton; Scandinavian Folk Belief and Legend (with Reimund Kvideland); Nordic Folklore: Recent Studies (with Reimund Kvideland); All The World's Reward: Folktales Told by Five Scandinavian Storytellers (with Reimund Kvideland); Continuity of Norwegian Tradition in the Pacific Northwest.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Henning K. Sehmsdorf
• Edition: S&S Homestead Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9798985127713
• ISBN: 979-8-9851277-1-3
• Pages: 128
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 280 mm x 9 mm
• Poids: 498 g
• Catégorie: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences sociales en général