Interpreting America in the Works of Knut Hamsun and Johannes V. Jensen

The USA had an significant influence on the Nobel Prize-Winning authors Johannes V. Jensen and Knut Hamsun. Both authors spent significant amounts of time in America and subsequently expressed their thoughts and opinions on the country in the form of books and articles. Their diverging views on the...

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Main Author: Vincent Rasmussen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2020-12-01
Series:Nordlit: Tidsskrift i litteratur og kultur
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/5341
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spelling doaj-a5120c15b7ed4d26b1b5c0aa1eed7f6e2021-04-22T13:31:36ZengSeptentrio Academic PublishingNordlit: Tidsskrift i litteratur og kultur 0809-16681503-20862020-12-014710.7557/13.5341Interpreting America in the Works of Knut Hamsun and Johannes V. Jensen Vincent Rasmussen0University of OxfordThe USA had an significant influence on the Nobel Prize-Winning authors Johannes V. Jensen and Knut Hamsun. Both authors spent significant amounts of time in America and subsequently expressed their thoughts and opinions on the country in the form of books and articles. Their diverging views on the topics of technological advancements and America’s future role in the world, serve to capture a small but significant part of the larger debate on America’s role in the Nordic countries in the early 20th century https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/5341AmericaModernityTechnologyfarmingHamsunFin de Siécle
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Interpreting America in the Works of Knut Hamsun and Johannes V. Jensen
Nordlit: Tidsskrift i litteratur og kultur
America
Modernity
Technology
farming
Hamsun
Fin de Siécle
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title Interpreting America in the Works of Knut Hamsun and Johannes V. Jensen
title_short Interpreting America in the Works of Knut Hamsun and Johannes V. Jensen
title_full Interpreting America in the Works of Knut Hamsun and Johannes V. Jensen
title_fullStr Interpreting America in the Works of Knut Hamsun and Johannes V. Jensen
title_full_unstemmed Interpreting America in the Works of Knut Hamsun and Johannes V. Jensen
title_sort interpreting america in the works of knut hamsun and johannes v. jensen
publisher Septentrio Academic Publishing
series Nordlit: Tidsskrift i litteratur og kultur
issn 0809-1668
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publishDate 2020-12-01
description The USA had an significant influence on the Nobel Prize-Winning authors Johannes V. Jensen and Knut Hamsun. Both authors spent significant amounts of time in America and subsequently expressed their thoughts and opinions on the country in the form of books and articles. Their diverging views on the topics of technological advancements and America’s future role in the world, serve to capture a small but significant part of the larger debate on America’s role in the Nordic countries in the early 20th century
topic America
Modernity
Technology
farming
Hamsun
Fin de Siécle
url https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/5341
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