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* written down by Snorri Sturluson ca 1220
* Viking age ca. 800-1000 AD
* the mythic past present and future
* Cyclical view of time
* Christianity vs. Norse Mythology
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* Fear and Trembling
* 1843
*Aesthetic: the hear and the now...the sensual pleasure. --> Ethical: renounce esthetic for the common good. Give up actions to keep order in the universe. --> Religious: almost a blend of the two. You can't know if a person is being religious or aesthetic.
* You have a relationship with the absolute (God). |
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*1955
*Ordet
*The importance of the body in having faith...A combination of the body and the spirit.
* Faith is based off the individual, not the state church. |
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* Through a glass darkly
* 1961
* Karin's husband wants religious absolutes. You can't have that in faith, so he has no faith.
* God has a personal definition for everybody. David says God is love, but how do you define love?
* We don't have God's perspective, so we struggle to balance between what is real vs an illusion, or lust vs. charity. etc. |
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| The Tale of Thorstein Staff-struck |
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* Unknown Author
* 1200-1300
* Basic saga story outline: intro, conflict, climax, revenge, reconciliation, and aftermath.
* focuses on actual social types of people in a historically and geographically precise context
* The theme of paganism to Christianity can be seen here a lot. |
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* Realistic!
* Unadorned prose
* Authenticity: genealogy, places, prominent people, details, and remaining traces.
* Family vs Monarchy
* Loyalty is big
* Friendships, hospitality |
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* Written 1200-1300 AD
* Possible author is Snorri Sturluson
* Setting is 850-1000 AD
* Main themes: Inheritance, Birth Rites, Revenge, Heroic Virtues, Family,
* Never shows the feelings or thoughts of the characters. Barely any narration
* Freedom & Independence vs. Loyalty to the King |
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* Doll House
* 1828-1906
* Nora borrows money to save husband. He freaks out, and so she leaves him. This is a serious choice.
* Serious questions behind the role of women and men.
* Women's role in society -- Can Nora really just leave her husband like that?
* In the end the wife in the play is at a loss to know what is right and what is wrong; she is totally confused by natural feelings on the one hand and belief in authority on the other. |
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* Hedda Gabler
* Hedda marries a guy even though she is an independent, tom-boy, gun shooting girl.
* She tries to control others, and when she can't get it she commits suicide.
* Again, questions of gender roles and individualism. |
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* The Ugly Duckling
- Lower class to the upper class
- Hierarchical society
- Who you are and where you were born influence who you are in society. Your actions and looks give you rank.
- Essentialism: You are born a duck, then you are a duck. If you are born a swan then you are a swan. |
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| Isak Dinesen (Karin Blixen) |
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* Born 1885
* Writes at the turn of the century
* Gender roles.
* You don't know reality except through art.
* Woman's independence and sexuality |
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| Íslendingabók and The Kalevala |
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* 1802-1884
* Lover of the Finnish language, he collects stories in Finnish and creates the Kalevala (approx 1849).
* Father of the true Finnish nation
* Produces a common heritage and background
* Follows the Fennoman ideology: We are not Swedes, nor are we Russians, so let us be Finns! |
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* 1684-1754
* Lived during the enlightenment
* Questions of social hierarchy and position. |
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| August Strindberg (Part 1) |
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* Miss Julie
* 1888
* What is the plot?
* Naturalism --> Determinism...our natures determine our destiny. You don't have that much control over your life.
* The play also features a lot of anti-female traits...once Miss Julie has sex, she looses all power she once had.
*Very physical, everything is real and concrete. |
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| August Strindberg (Part 2) |
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* Ghost Sonata
* 1907 (After the INFERNO CRISIS)
* Not about naturalism...much more into the blend of what is real and not real.
* Boy who sees dead people...the guy's wife is mummy...the old guy (Hummel) hangs himself because everybody finds out he's done bad stuff.
* Themes: Silence tells the full truth. Language deceives. Repentance isn't possible without death? |
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* Paradise Reclaimed
* 1902-1998
* Ideas of childhood, utopia, innocence
* Main character is Steinar
* He was disillusioned with socialism
* Innocence: Krapi the horse...?
* The world isn't just rationality, there is a fairy-tale part to it as well. |
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* 1707 - 1778
* Systema Naturae
* You can organize all life on earth. Put it on a categorical map
* Very religious. God created the earth, there is no change in nature.
* The mineral, vegetable, and animal kingdoms. |
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* 1777-1851
* Humans over nature. We have reason, they don't
* Don't mix religion with science. Keep them separate.
* Man is the pinnacle of God's creation.
* We are connected with nature even though we rock.
* Soul of Nature |
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| Writings commonly deal with themes such as death, guilt, angst, and other deep and intractable human emotions |
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