English and Nordic Modernisms (Series A: Scandinavian Literary History and Criticism)

This collection of essays by distinguished scholars from six countries traces the criss-crossing of influence between the English-speaking and Nordic world during the Modernist period. It demonstrates how authors like Ibsen and Hamsun contribute to the early development of Modernism in English, whereas in the later period it is the response of Nordic writers to English-language authors that are of particular interest. The book is divided into three parts-Beginnings, Poetry, and Fiction-and includes essays on such figures as Henry James, Joyce, Hardy, Transtromer, Eliot, Baudelaire, and Faulkner.