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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... turn out to his benefit . His poor command of English made matters worse . In his North Dakota diary Lie used both the standard Dano - Norwegian language and his local dialect . He did not speak English , but in his diary he recorded ...
... turn out to his benefit . His poor command of English made matters worse . In his North Dakota diary Lie used both the standard Dano - Norwegian language and his local dialect . He did not speak English , but in his diary he recorded ...
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... turns out to be a domestic tyrant and an alcoholic . They have a child , Olaf , who becomes Lars's best friend . Both of ... turn up at his deathbed but Lars's uncle Halvor , now Americanized into Harry Jones and a doctor at the hospital ...
... turns out to be a domestic tyrant and an alcoholic . They have a child , Olaf , who becomes Lars's best friend . Both of ... turn up at his deathbed but Lars's uncle Halvor , now Americanized into Harry Jones and a doctor at the hospital ...
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... turn the experience of the immigrant to a crucial existential concern . Indeed , that is the way Simonson uses the term " uprootedness " in a reference to Rølvaag's trilogy ( 49 ) . There is also a marked turn of interest among American ...
... turn the experience of the immigrant to a crucial existential concern . Indeed , that is the way Simonson uses the term " uprootedness " in a reference to Rølvaag's trilogy ( 49 ) . There is also a marked turn of interest among American ...
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