Twofold Identities: Norwegian-American Contributions to Midwestern LiteraturePeter Lang, 2004 - 240 síður Twofold Identities is a study of Midwestern American literature as well as of Norwegian-American immigrant texts. Many readers have judged the latter to be a mere reflection of immigrant experience, a judgment that is neither fair nor correct. These American writers were forced to confront an essentially modern experience complicated by the contextual duality of bilingualism. For early Midwestern immigrant writers and their readers, the task of homemaking in a new setting was a philosophically challenging and highly problematic endeavor. These Midwestern writers were not lost, divided, nor rootless. They had the unique privileged ability to draw on the resources of two worlds. As writers they enjoyed - and helped to strengthen - twofold identities. |
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... English will blossom among us " ( 131 ) . When Rønning started to work on his autobiography , more than a decade later , he was not even in the slightest doubt that his major language was English and that English would also be the ...
... English will blossom among us " ( 131 ) . When Rønning started to work on his autobiography , more than a decade later , he was not even in the slightest doubt that his major language was English and that English would also be the ...
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... English translation , he might have gained the recognition he deserves in Midwestern fiction . ' Ager had settled in Chicago , but in 1892 he moved to Eau Claire , Wis- consin , where he lived until his death in 1941. In Chicago he had ...
... English translation , he might have gained the recognition he deserves in Midwestern fiction . ' Ager had settled in Chicago , but in 1892 he moved to Eau Claire , Wis- consin , where he lived until his death in 1941. In Chicago he had ...
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... English language first of all . Yet , I believe with equal sincerity that we who are of Norse parentage should have a reading and speaking knowledge of Norwegian . I believe that this is an ethical duty rest- ing upon every one of us ...
... English language first of all . Yet , I believe with equal sincerity that we who are of Norse parentage should have a reading and speaking knowledge of Norwegian . I believe that this is an ethical duty rest- ing upon every one of us ...
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