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Danish-American Literature In Transition, Dorothy Burton Skardal Jan 1986

Danish-American Literature In Transition, Dorothy Burton Skardal

The Bridge

Danish-American literature was written by Danish immigrants in the United States mainly about and for members of their own group. Their lives were lived in constant psychological and cultural flux undergoing the pressures of assimilation; therefore their literature both grew out of and recorded multifaceted processes of transition. Today the literature Danish immigrants wrote is itself in transition: long unread or forgotten, it is now being rediscovered by Americans of Danish heritage. This brief introduction to the main Danish-American writers is meant to stimulate still more to reclaim their heritage preserved in Danish-language fiction and poetry.


Book Reviews Jan 1986

Book Reviews

The Bridge

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Full Issue Jan 1986

Full Issue

The Bridge

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Christmas Letter To My Daughter In Denmark, Cynthia Norris Graae Jan 1986

Christmas Letter To My Daughter In Denmark, Cynthia Norris Graae

The Bridge

Twenty years ago, when I was a student (from the USA) at Someroille College, Oxford, a Danish student at Someroille invited me to her home for Christmas. My father had visited Denmark when he was fifteen, and the next year was a host to a Danish student at his home in Portland, Maine. I'd grown up with stories about his trip and his Danish guest, and I gladly accepted this invitation. Recently, my fifteen year old daugh- r ter spent a school year in Denmark. She lived with a family and studied at a Danish-speaking school, although she spoke almost …


Book Reviews Jan 1986

Book Reviews

The Bridge

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The 1st Tshl Legislature 1986-1988, J. Raleigh Jackson, Speaker, File, Texas Silver-Haired Legislature Jan 1986

The 1st Tshl Legislature 1986-1988, J. Raleigh Jackson, Speaker, File, Texas Silver-Haired Legislature

Texas Silver-Haired Legislature

The 1st TSHL Legislature 1986-1988, J. Raleigh Jackson, Speaker, File . The first file in the folder, a directory of Silver Hair Legislators, is the primary document on this record and the additional documents inside the file are attached to this record as additional files. See list below for additional files contents.