‘‘The provocation is titillating.’’ Sven Wernström in Iceland
The article discusses the reception and impact of Sven Wernström’s views and works in Iceland. In particular, it retraces the controversy which surrounded the 1978 translation of his book Kamrat Jesus (1971) and recounts the heated debate over the book which took place both in the press and in the I...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:c545e84d90a946bbb310e5ad3467a1f8 2023-05-15T16:46:54+02:00 ‘‘The provocation is titillating.’’ Sven Wernström in Iceland Olga Holownia 2012-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.14811/clr.v35i0.133 https://doaj.org/article/c545e84d90a946bbb310e5ad3467a1f8 DA EN NO SV dan eng nor swe Svenska Barnboksinstitutet https://www.barnboken.net/index.php/clr/article/view/133 https://doaj.org/toc/0347-772X https://doaj.org/toc/2000-4389 doi:10.14811/clr.v35i0.133 0347-772X 2000-4389 https://doaj.org/article/c545e84d90a946bbb310e5ad3467a1f8 Barnboken: Tidskrift för Barnlitteraturforskning, Vol 35 (2012) Icelandic translations reception social realism neorealism Icelandic children’s literature Þórarinn Eldjárn Literature (General) PN1-6790 article 2012 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.14811/clr.v35i0.133 2022-12-31T09:07:06Z The article discusses the reception and impact of Sven Wernström’s views and works in Iceland. In particular, it retraces the controversy which surrounded the 1978 translation of his book Kamrat Jesus (1971) and recounts the heated debate over the book which took place both in the press and in the Icelandic parliament. Wernström’s prose and critical voice is also considered within the context of the so-called social realist movement in Icelandic literature for children and young adults. Keywords: Icelandic translations; reception; social realism; neorealism; Icelandic children’s literature; Þórarinn Eldjárn; controversial books (Published: 28 November 2012) Citation: Barnboken - tidskrift för barnlitteraturforskning/Journal of Children’s Literature Research, Vol. 35, 2012 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/clr.v35i0.19990 Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Sven ENVELOPE(-60.200,-60.200,-63.733,-63.733) Barnboken 35 |
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The article discusses the reception and impact of Sven Wernström’s views and works in Iceland. In particular, it retraces the controversy which surrounded the 1978 translation of his book Kamrat Jesus (1971) and recounts the heated debate over the book which took place both in the press and in the Icelandic parliament. Wernström’s prose and critical voice is also considered within the context of the so-called social realist movement in Icelandic literature for children and young adults. Keywords: Icelandic translations; reception; social realism; neorealism; Icelandic children’s literature; Þórarinn Eldjárn; controversial books (Published: 28 November 2012) Citation: Barnboken - tidskrift för barnlitteraturforskning/Journal of Children’s Literature Research, Vol. 35, 2012 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/clr.v35i0.19990 |
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