With Captain Hellsing at the Helm: Sailing the Seas of Nonsense in Sjörövarbok

• Authors: Björn Sundmark
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article analyses and sheds light on the nonsense techniques used in Lennart Hellsing’s Sjörövarbok (1965) (The Pirate Book). In this article, it is argued, furthermore, that Hellsing’s nonsense writings fit in with his role in Swedish children’s literature in the latter half of the 20th century as both a critic and a carrier of tradition. Theoretically and methodologically the study draws on the critical apparatus developed mainly by Wim Tigges. It is shown that Sjörövarbok is a prime example of nonsense literature, particularly in the use of repetition (names, verbs) and simultaneity of meaning.

Keywords

EN

nonsense,; Lennart Hellsing,; Wim Tigges,; The Pirate Book,; Sjörövarbok,; language play

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Gdański
• Journal: Studia Scandinavica
• Year: 2019
• Issue: 3(23)
• Pages: 24-37

Dates

published

2019-12-13

Contributors

author

Björn Sundmark

Identifiers

DOI

10.26881/ss.2019.23.01