Metaliterary Layers in Finnish Literature

Hägg, Samuli; Sevänen, Erkki; Turunen, Risto
Title: Metaliterary Layers in Finnish Literature
Authors: Hägg, Samuli (Author)
Sevänen, Erkki (Author)
Turunen, Risto (Author)
Product number: 9789522220639
Product form: Paperback
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Publ. product code: 1393475
Publisher: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura
Series: Studia Fennica Litteraria 3
Edition: 1. edition, 2008
Language: English
Pages: 208
Product family: Literature
Studia Fennica Litteraria
Books in English
Finnish library classification: 86.2 Suomen ja suomalais-ugrilaisten kielten kirjallisuuden historia ja tutkimus
YSO - General Finnish ontology: metafiktio, kertomakirjallisuus, postmodernismi, lyriikka, proosarunot, nuortenkirjallisuus, viihdekirjallisuus, intertekstuaalisuus, kerronta, reflektio, identiteetti, ironia, kirjallisuudentutkimus, suomenkielinen kirjallisuus, tekstianalyysi
Key words: Abridgement, Adaptation, Metanarrative, Robinson Crusoe, rewriting
In international research, metafictionality and other metaliterary features have typically been regarded as phenomena related to postmodernist fiction, in particular - Metaliterary Layers in Finnish Literature, however, discusses the metalayers of Finnish literature from the early 20th century to the present. By analyzing different genres of Finnish literature in varying historical contexts Metaliterary Layers in Finnish Literature provides an abundance of new information on Finnish literature and its metaliterary phenomena for everyone interested. In the articles of this book, the metalayers of literature are discussed in experimental prose and poetry as well as in popular fiction and children's literature.