SCA 375 - Literature of Pagan and Early Christian Scandinavia

Institution:

Gustavus Adolphus College

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Description:

A chronological survey of movements in Scandinavian literature before 1800. Students read first of the Vikings, who were not only travelers but also great poets who wrote realistic epics of their adventures. Mainly written by Icelanders, their literature is a combination of verse, prose fiction, and history describing their family feuds, ideas of justice, and pagan code of conduct. This course continues with the literature of the first Christians in Scandinavia, discussing how Scandinavia became Lutheran, and concludes with the 18th-century Enlightenment. Important authors are Snorri Sturlusson, Saxo Grammaticus, Linné, and Bellman. LARS, WRITD, Offered occasionally.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.GUSTAVUS.EDU

Phone Number:

(507) 933-8000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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