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- Title
Gender Discourses in Scandinavian Modem Breakthrough Literature.
- Authors
Sjögren, Kristina
- Abstract
The article discusses gender in Scandinavian literature, including Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian novels, of the Modern Breakthrough period from 1880-1909. The author discusses discourse on gender in literature and suggests that masculinity and femininity are defined through dichotomies. The author examines transgressive female characters and their reflection of societal attitudes on femininity. Novels discusses include "Rikka Gan" by Ragnhild Jølsen, "Le Plaidoyer d'un fou" by August Strindberg, and "Fru Fanny: by Annie Quiding.
- Subjects
SCANDINAVIAN literature -- History &; criticism; SCANDINAVIAN literature; FEMININITY in literature; WOMEN in literature; DANISH literature -- History &; criticism; SWEDISH literature -- History &; criticism; NORWEGIAN literature -- History &; criticism; GENDER; BINARY gender system; STRINDBERG, August, 1849-1912; NINETEENTH century; TWENTIETH century
- Publication
Scandinavica: An International Journal of Scandinavian Studies, 2010, Vol 49, Issue 2, p84
- ISSN
0036-5653
- Publication type
Article