The first collection to address the role of the oceanic in literary texts and traditions from across the Nordic region, this book explores applications of ecocriticism, postcolonial theory, new materialism, and gender studies at a time when interest in marine ecosystems and their vulnerabilities to anthropogenic climate change is generating new theoretical insights and interest across the humanities.
The Nordic countries with their long coastlines and archipelagic geographies have long histories of seafaring and mariculture. This book simultaneously introduces Nordic literatures about the sea to international scholars with an interest in the oceanic; and blue humanities to scholars working within Scandinavian/Nordic Studies. Its historical sweep incorporates the work of Nordic writers of particular significance for European and world literature, such as Henrik Ibsen and Tove Jansson; it also explores texts known chiefly within the Northern countries, including contemporary literature engaging with the sea; and historical texts, such as the Icelandic sagas and Early Modern seafaring guides. The book takes an innovative geographical orientation, grouping chapters to correspond to the various pelagic ecosystems that surround the Scandinavian peninsula and connect it to the rest of the globe.
The combination of canonical and lesser-known texts with key theoretical approaches makes the volume ideal for teaching. With its broad historical and theoretical scope, The Sea in Nordic Literature is a valuable resource for scholars and students in blue humanities, Scandinavian and Nordic studies, and comparative literature.
| ISBN: | 9781041089414 |
| Publication date: | 3rd September 2026 |
| Author: | Frederike Felcht, Søren Frank, Katie Ritson |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 318 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Environmental Humanities |
| Genres: |
Social impact of environmental issues Literary studies: postcolonial literature Ethnic studies Colonialism and imperialism Environmentalist thought and ideology Pollution and threats to the environment Sociology Anthologies: general Literary theory |
The first collection to address the role of the oceanic in literary texts and traditions from across the Nordic region, this book explores applications of ecocriticism, postcolonial theory, new materialism, and gender studies at a time when interest in marine ecosystems and their vulnerabilities to anthropogenic climate change is generating new theoretical insights and interest across the humanities.
The Nordic countries with their long coastlines and archipelagic geographies have long histories of seafaring and mariculture. This book simultaneously introduces Nordic literatures about the sea to international scholars with an interest in the oceanic; and blue humanities to scholars working within Scandinavian/Nordic Studies. Its historical sweep incorporates the work of Nordic writers of particular significance for European and world literature, such as Henrik Ibsen and Tove Jansson; it also explores texts known chiefly within the Northern countries, including contemporary literature engaging with the sea; and historical texts, such as the Icelandic sagas and Early Modern seafaring guides. The book takes an innovative geographical orientation, grouping chapters to correspond to the various pelagic ecosystems that surround the Scandinavian peninsula and connect it to the rest of the globe.
The combination of canonical and lesser-known texts with key theoretical approaches makes the volume ideal for teaching. With its broad historical and theoretical scope, The Sea in Nordic Literature is a valuable resource for scholars and students in blue humanities, Scandinavian and Nordic studies, and comparative literature.
The Sea in Nordic Literature features in the following genres: Social impact of environmental issues, Literary studies: postcolonial literature, Ethnic studies, Colonialism and imperialism, Environmentalist thought and ideology, Pollution and threats to the environment, Sociology, Anthologies: general, Literary theory
The Sea in Nordic Literature is available in Hardback, Paperback
The Sea in Nordic Literature was written by Frederike Felcht, Søren Frank, Katie Ritson and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
The Sea in Nordic Literature has 318 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Environmental Humanities series
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