Twofold identities : Norwegian-American contributions to Midwestern literature

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Label

Twofold identities : Norwegian-American contributions to Midwestern literature

Title remainder

Norwegian-American contributions to Midwestern literature

Statement of responsibility

Oyvind T. Gulliksen

Creator

• Gulliksen, Øyvind Tveitereid

Subject

• American literature -- Norwegian American authors | History and criticism
• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Middle West -- In literature
• Middle West -- Intellectual life
• American literature -- Middle West -- History and criticism
• Norwegian Americans -- Intellectual life
• Norwegian Americans -- Middle West
• Norwegian American literature -- History and criticism

Genre

• Criticism, interpretation, etc

Language

eng

Summary

"Twofold Identities is a study of Midwestern American literature as well as of Norwegian-American immigrant texts. Many readers have judged the latter to be a mere reflection of immigrant experience, a judgment that is neither fair nor correct. These American writers were forced to confront an essentially modern experience complicated by the contextual duality of bilingualism. For early Midwestern immigrant writers and their readers, the task of homemaking in a new setting was a philosophically challenging and highly problematic endeavor. These Midwestern writers were not lost, divided, or rootless. They had the unique privileged ability to draw on the resources of two worlds. As writers they enjoyed - and helped to strengthen - twofold identities."--Jacket

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

810.9/83982077

Index

index present

LC call number

PS273

LC item number

.G85 2004

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography