Literature

Author(s)

• Frängsmyr, Tore
• Allén, Sture
• Engdahl, Horace
• Wästberg, Per

Bibliographic Information

Literature

editor-in-charge, Tore Frängsmyr ; editor, Sture Allen

（Nobel lectures, including presentation speeches and laureates' biographies）

World Scientific, 1993-

• 1901-1967
• 1968-1980
• 1981-1990
• 1991-1995
• 1996-2000
• 1996-2000 : pbk
• 2006-2010 : pbk

Other Title

Nobel lectures in literature

Note

"Nobel lectures in literature"--T.p. verso

1996-2000: editor: Horace Engdahl; 2006-2010: editor: Per Wästberg

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

1968-1980 ISBN 9789810211745

Description

Equally important to our understanding of history and humanity are the great works of literature. The Nobel Prize for literature recognises modern classics and the efforts of authors to bridge gaps between different cultures, time-periods and styles; the prizewinners between 1968 and 1980 are from four continents.These volumes are collections of the Nobel lectures delivered by the prizewinners, together with their biographies, portraits and presentation speeches for the period 1968 - 1980. Each Nobel lecture is based on the work that won the laureate his prize. New biographical data of the laureates, since they were awarded the Nobel prize, are also included. These volumes of inspiring lectures by outstanding individuals should be on everyone's bookshelf.Below is a list of the prizewinners during the period 1968 - 1980:(1968) Y KAWABATA — for his narrative mastery, which with great sensibility expresses the essence of the Japanese mind; (1969) S BECKETT — for his writing, which — in new forms for the novel and drama — in the destitution of modern man acquires its elevation; (1970) A SOLZHENITSYN — for the ethical force with which he has pursued the indispensable traditions of Russian literature; (1971) P NERUDA — for a poetry that with the action of an elemental force brings alive a continent's destiny and dreams; (1972) H BÖLL — for his writing which through its combination of a broad perspective on his time and a sensitive skill in characterization has contributed to a renewal of German literature; (1973) P WHITE — for an epic and psychological narrative art which has introduced a new continent to literature; (1974) E JOHNSON — for a narrative art, far-seeing in lands and ages, in the service of freedom; H MARTINSON — for writings that catch the dewdrop and reflect the cosmos; (1975) E MONTALE — for his distinctive poetry which, with great artistic sensitivity, has interpreted human values under the sign of an outlook on life with no illusions; (1976) S BELLOW — for the human understanding and subtle analysis of contemporary culture that are combined in his work; (1977) V ALEIXANDRE — for a creative poetic writing which illuminates man's condition in the cosmos and in present-day society, at the same time representing the great renewal of the traditions of Spanish poetry between the wars; (1978) I B SINGER — for his impassioned narrative art which, with roots in a Polish-Jewish cultural tradition, brings universal human conditions to life; (1979) O ELYTIS — for his poetry which, against the background of Greek tradition, depicts with sensuous strength and intellectual clear-sightedness modern man's struggle for freedom and creativeness; (1980) C MI≡OSZ — who with uncompromising clear-sightedness voices man's exposed condition in a world of severe conflicts.

Table of Contents

• The Nobel prizewinners during the period 1968 - 1980: Y. Kawabata
• S. Beckett
• A. Solsjenitsyn
• P. Neruda
• H. Boll
• P. White
• E. Johnson
• H. Martinson
• E. Montale
• V. Aleixandre
• I.B. Singer
• O. Elytis
• C. Milosz.

Volume

1981-1990 ISBN 9789810211769

Description

These volumes are collections of the Nobel lectures delivered by the prizewinners, together with their biographies, portraits and presentation speeches for the period 1981 - 1990. Each Nobel lecture is based on the work that won the laureate his prize. New biographical data of the laureates, since they were awarded the Nobel prize, are also included. These volumes of inspiring lectures by outstanding individuals should be on everyone's bookshelf.Below is a list of the prizewinners during the period 1981 - 1990:(1981) E CANETTI — for writings marked by a broad outlook, a wealth of ideas and artistic power; (1982) G G MÁRQUEZ — for his novels and short stories, in which the fantastic and the realistic are combined in a richly composed world of imagination, reflecting a continent's life and conflicts; (1983) W GOLDING — for his novels which, with the perspicuity of realistic narrative art and the diversity and universality of myth, illuminate the human condition in the world of today; (1984) J SEIFERT — for his poetry which endowed with freshness, sensuality and rich inventiveness provides a liberating image of the indomitable spirit and versatility of man; (1985) C SIMON — who in his novel combines the poet's and the painter's creativeness with a deepened awareness of time in the depiction of the human condition; (1986) W SOYINKA — who in a wide cultural perspective and with poetic overtones fashions the drama of existence; (1987) J BRODSKY — for an all-embracing authorship imbued with clarity of thought and poetic intensity; (1988) N MAHFOUZ — who, through works rich in nuance — now clearsightedly realistic, now evocatively ambiguous — has formed an Arabian narrative art that applies to all mankind; (1989) C J CELA — for a rich and intensive prose, which with restrained compassion forms a challenging vision of man's vulnerability; (1990) O PAZ — for impassioned writing with wide horizons, characterized by sensuous intelligence and humanistic integrity.

Table of Contents

• The Nobel prizewinners during the period 1981 - 1990: E. Canetti
• G.G. Marquez
• W. Golding
• J. Seifert
• C. Simon
• W. Soyinka
• J. Brodsky
• N. Mahfouz
• C.J. Cela
• O. Paz.

Volume

1991-1995 ISBN 9789810227203

Description

Equally important to our understanding of history and humanity are the great works of literature. The Nobel Prize for literature recognizes modern classics and the efforts of authors to bridge gaps between different cultures, time-periods and styles.(1991) N GORDIMER — who through her magnificent epic writing has — in the words of Alfred Nobel — been of very great benefit to humanity; (1992) D WALCOTT — for a poetic oeuvre of great luminosity, sustained by a historical vision, the outcome of a multicultural commitment; (1993) T MORRISON — who in novels characterized by visionary force and poetic import, gives life to an essential aspect of American reality; (1994) K OE — who with poetic force creates an imagined world, where life and myth condense to form a disconcerting picture of the human predicament today; (1995) S HEANEY — for works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past.

Table of Contents

• Who through her magnificent epic writing has - in the words of Alfred Nobel - been of very great benefit to humanity, N. Gordimer
• for a poetic oeuvre of great luminosity, sustained by a historical vision, the outcome of a multicultural commitment, D. Walcott
• who in novels characterized by visionary force and poetic import, gives life to an essential aspect of American reality, T. Morrison
• who with poetic force creates an imagined world, where life and myth condense to form a disconcerting picture of the human predicament today, K. Oe
• for works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everday miracles and the living past, S. Heaney.

Volume

1901-1967 ISBN 9789810234133

Description

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Volume

1996-2000 ISBN 9789810249625

Description

In addition to the presentation speeches and the Nobel lectures, these volumes also provide brief biographies and the Nobel laureates' own accounts of their many years of preparation and effort that led to their achievements.Equally important to our understanding of history and humanity are the great works of literature. The Nobel Prize for literature recognizes modern classics and the efforts of authors to bridge gaps between different cultures, time-periods and styles.Below is a list of the prizewinners during the period 1996 - 2000.(1996) WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA — for poetry that with ironic precision allows the historical and biological context to come to light in fragments of human reality; (1997) DARIO FO — who emulates the jesters of the Middle Ages in scourging authority and upholding the dignity of the down-trodden; (1998) JOSÉ SARAMAGO — who with parables sustained by imagination, compassion and irony continually enables us once again to apprehend an elusory reality; (1999) GÜNTER GRASS — whose frolicsome black fables portray the forgotten face of history; (2000) GAO XINGJIAN — for an oeuvre of universal validity, bitter insights and linguistic ingenuity, which has opened new paths for the Chinese novel and drama.

Table of Contents

• (1996) WIS AWA SZYMBORSKA - for poetry that with ironic precision allows the historical and biological context to come to light in fragments of human reality
• (1997) DARIO FO - who emulates the jesters of the Middle Ages in scourging authority and upholding the dignity of the down-trodden
• (1998) JOSE SARAMAGO - who with parables sustained by imagination, compassion and irony continually enables us once again to apprehend an elusory reality
• (1999) GUNTER GRASS - whose frolicsome black fables portray the forgotten face of history
• (2000) GAO XINGJIAN - for an oeuvre of universal validity, bitter insights and linguistic ingenuity, which has opened new paths for the Chinese novel and drama.

Volume

1996-2000 : pbk ISBN 9789812380005

Description

In addition to the presentation speeches and the Nobel lectures, these volumes also provide brief biographies and the Nobel laureates' own accounts of their many years of preparation and effort that led to their achievements.Equally important to our understanding of history and humanity are the great works of literature. The Nobel Prize for literature recognizes modern classics and the efforts of authors to bridge gaps between different cultures, time-periods and styles.Below is a list of the prizewinners during the period 1996 - 2000.(1996) WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA — for poetry that with ironic precision allows the historical and biological context to come to light in fragments of human reality; (1997) DARIO FO — who emulates the jesters of the Middle Ages in scourging authority and upholding the dignity of the down-trodden; (1998) JOSÉ SARAMAGO — who with parables sustained by imagination, compassion and irony continually enables us once again to apprehend an elusory reality; (1999) GÜNTER GRASS — whose frolicsome black fables portray the forgotten face of history; (2000) GAO XINGJIAN — for an oeuvre of universal validity, bitter insights and linguistic ingenuity, which has opened new paths for the Chinese novel and drama.

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Details

• NCID: BA23552724
• ISBN:
  • 9810234139
  • 9810211740
  • 9810211767
  • 9810227205
  • 9810249624
  • 9812380000
  • 9789814583121
• Country Code: si
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Singapore
• Pages/Volumes: v.
• Size: 26 cm
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA18418766