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NINETEENTH-CENTURY SCANDINAVIAN FICTION

SCANDST 424
Course Description

Readings in such authors as Hans Christian Andersen, Steen Steensen Blicher, C.J.L. Almquist, Alexis Kivi, Bjornstjerne Bjornson, Jonas Lie, Alexander Kielland, Jens Peter Jacobsen, Henrik Pontoppidan, August Strindberg, Selma Lagerlof, and Johs V. Jensen.

Prerequisites

SCANDST 202 , SCANDST 212 , SCANDST 222 or graduate/professional standing

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