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This volume provides new interdisciplinary perspectives on cultural representations of the Faroe Islands and Iceland, from the 18th century to the present day. The contributions focus on some well-known writers and explorers such as Jean-Baptiste Charcot, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, William Heinesen or Halldór Laxness as well as less well-known figures, but also artists such as Ingálvur av Reyni, Zacharias Heinesen and Hulda Rós Guðnadóttir. Other contributions are dedicated to cultural icons such as puffins as well as topics related to exploration, nation-building, whale hunting, tourism and crime fiction. The volume ends with two original contributions from creative writers Carl Jóhan Jensen and Hallgrímur Helgason.
Price: $140.00
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Arctic Humanities
Publication Date:
07 January 2027
ISBN: 9789004774551
Format: Hardcover
Jan Borm is Full Professor in British Literature at the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. He has published numerous articles on the Arctic in travel writing and had edited or co-edited some 20 volumes. He is chief editor of the journal Inter-Nord.
Bergur Djurhuus Hansen is Associate Professor of Literature at the University of the Faroe Islands. His research focuses on Faroese literature and travel writing connected to the Far North/Arctic. He is leader of UArctic’s thematic network Arctic Cultures and History.
Sumarliði R. Ísleifsson is Emeritus Professor in History at the University of Iceland. His research focuses on the representation of Iceland and Greenland by foreign writers. His most recent book is Iceland & Greenland: A Millenium of Perceptions (Reykjavik, 2025).