Markens Grøde (1917) i et bokhistorisk perspektiv
Growth of the Soil (1917) is usually associated with Hamsun’s period as a farmer on Hamarøy and is closely connected to the nature of Nordland. That is not completely wrong, but far from the truth, as Hamsun moved south when he grew tired of the farming life up North. And it was to the city of Larvi...
| Published in: | Nordlit |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | Norwegian |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
2020
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| Online Access: | https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/5352 https://doi.org/10.7557/13.5352 |
| Summary: | Growth of the Soil (1917) is usually associated with Hamsun’s period as a farmer on Hamarøy and is closely connected to the nature of Nordland. That is not completely wrong, but far from the truth, as Hamsun moved south when he grew tired of the farming life up North. And it was to the city of Larvik in Vestfold he traveled and settled down with his family to complete the novel. The article attempts to shed light over some of the preconditions for the completion of the novel. These are conditions linked to time, place and people in the local environment through spring, summer and autumn 1917. The borderland where Hamsun rented a shed in order to work on his novel, is called Nanset, and is located between the urban municipality Larvik and the rural municipality Hedrum. Furthermore, the article addresses the distribution and reception of the novel, as well as some of the consequences that followed the Nobel prize in literature in 1920, which was bestowed upon the novel. It is of particular interest to investigate the impact the novel had through the interwar period with respect to the racism and antisemitism that is expressed in the novel. While most reviewers agree upon Hamsun’s viewpoints, Carl Joachim Hambro, as the only reviewer, warned against his way of thinking. It is therefore further illuminated through the meeting with the merchant Aron in the novel, as well as Hamsun’s neighbor at Nanset, Israel Leib Sachnowitz. Markens Grøde (1917) forbindes gjerne med Hamsuns periode som jordbruker på Hamarøy og knyttes nært til nordlandsnaturen. Det er ikke helt galt, men et godt stykke fra sannheten. For det var sørover Hamsun flyttet da han ikke orket mer av jordbrukslivet nordpå. Og det var til byen Larvik i Vestfold fylke han reiste der han bosatte seg med familien og fullførte romanen. Artikkelen forsøker å belyse noen av rammebetingelsene for fullføringen av romanen. Det er betingelser knyttet til tid, sted og mennesker i nærmiljøet gjennom våren, sommeren og høsten 1917. Grenselandet der Hamsun leide seg et uthus for å arbeide, heter Nanset og lå mellom bykommunen Larvik og landkommunen Hedrum. Videre tar artikkelen for seg distribusjonen og resepsjonen av romanen og noen av de konsekvensene som fulgte med tildelingen av Nobels litteraturpris i 1920 for denne romanen. Av særlig interesse er det å undersøke hvilken virkning romanen hadde gjennom mellomkrigstiden med hensyn til den rasismen og antisemittismen som kommer til uttrykk i romanen. Mens flere anmeldere sluttet seg til Hamsuns synspunkter, advarte anmelderen Carl Joachim Hambro som den eneste, mot Hamsuns tenkemåte. Den belyses derfor nærmere gjennom møtet med handelsmannen Aron i romanen og Hamsuns nabo på Nanset, Israel Leib Sachnowitz. |
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