Publication details

Reception of the National Trauma "Knut Hamsun" in Norway. Notes on Gabriel Langfeldt´s and Leo Eitinger´s Psychiatric Discourse.

Authors

JUŘÍČKOVÁ Miluše

Year of publication 2013
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Bohemica litteraria
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
Web Digitální knihovna FF MU
Field Mass media, audiovision
Keywords Knut Hamsun; Norwegian literature; World War II; reception; psychiatrist Leo Eitinger; Holocaust survivor
Attached files
Description Knut Hamsun, one of the most famous Scandinavian novelists of the first half of the 20th century, represents with his pro-Nazi opinions and sympathies a longterm challenge for the Norwegian literature, culture and society. My paper reflects the ambiguity of Hamsuns personality and texts during the most significant reception phases from 1945 until today. On the background of the controversial medicine report written by psychiatrist Gabriel Langfeldt Knut Hamsun published a literary diary, his last book ever, On Overgrown Paths (1949) where he criticizes the psychiatrists and the judges. On the contrary psychiatrist Leo Eitinger, native of former Czechoslovakia and Holocaust survivor extended and enriched the professional perspective with the personal experience dimension.

You are running an old browser version. We recommend updating your browser to its latest version.

More info