{"product_id":"a-history-of-finlands-literature-9780803241893","title":"A History of Finland's Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): George C. Schoolfield | George C. Schoolfield\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - Scandinavian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe literature of Finland is bilingual, with lively and extensive traditions in both Finnish and Swedish. This history covers both literary traditions in detail. The volume's first section, on Finnish-language literature, consists of a series of connected chapters by leading authorities within the field. It opens with a consideration of the folk literature in Finnish that flourished during the Middle Ages and then examines the more recent history of Finnish-language literature, with special emphasis placed on writings from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second part of the book provides an examination of Finland's Swedish-language literature from the late fifteenth century through the early nineteenth century. Subsequent chapters trace developments in Finland's Swedish-language literature during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA survey of children's literature--from both the Finnish- and Swedish-language traditions--concludes this exceptionally thorough volume.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47614615486615,"sku":"9780803241893","price":8039.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780803241893.webp?v=1775094984","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-history-of-finlands-literature-9780803241893","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}