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Fredrika Bremers roman Syskonlif publicerades i maj revolutionsåret 1848. Romanen knyter an till utopisk socialism, men på liberal grund. Syskonen Dalberg bygger ett idealsamhälle, en vision av ett framtida folkhem. Samtidigt rymmer Bremers roman tankegods, som vi idag knappast förknippar med välfärdsstaten: en kristen utvecklingstanke, fornnordiska gudar i nationalistisk anda, och en stark emotionell laddning av förlusten av Finland. Två av romanens syskon reser till Amerika och förmedlar inspiration till det nya samhällsbygget. Syskonlif frilägger bortglömda rötter till den svenska folkhemstanken. Syskonlif har inte återutgivits sedan 1848 och utkommer nu i en textkritisk utgåva. Gunnel Furuland och Anna Bohlin redogör i inledningen för den idéhistoriska kontexten samt för romanens tillkomst, utgivning och mottagande i samtiden och i forskningen.
519 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1848
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Fredrika Bremer
349 books18 followersFredrika Bremer was a Swedish 19th century writer and one of the earliest and perhaps most influential women rights activist in the country.
Born into a wealthy family in the Swedish speaking parts of Finland Bremer recieved a thorough education including a Tour d'Europe.
In 1828 she she started to publish her series Teckningar utur hvardagslifvet (Drawings from the everyday life), in which her story Familjen H... (The Family H...) was included. The work drew influences from the English 'novel of letters', as well as the utilitism of Jeremy Bentham and the works of Freidrich Schiller. The work was widely acclaimed and she continued her writings by publishing Grannerna (The Neighbours) and Hemmet (The Home).
Inspired by Alexis de Tocquevilles she travelled to the United States by herself and stayed for over a year. Bremer was dissapointed by the experience since she could not condone with policies such as slavery. She was however somewhat influencal in the US at the time, having many of her works translated by Mary Howitt, and she was mentioned in Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.
Her most important work would be Hertha. The book caused such a major discussion about the role of women in society that the Swedish parliment decided to grant unmarried women over 25 years of age legal majority. It also lead to the foundation of all women higher education schools.
Born into a wealthy family in the Swedish speaking parts of Finland Bremer recieved a thorough education including a Tour d'Europe.
In 1828 she she started to publish her series Teckningar utur hvardagslifvet (Drawings from the everyday life), in which her story Familjen H... (The Family H...) was included. The work drew influences from the English 'novel of letters', as well as the utilitism of Jeremy Bentham and the works of Freidrich Schiller. The work was widely acclaimed and she continued her writings by publishing Grannerna (The Neighbours) and Hemmet (The Home).
Inspired by Alexis de Tocquevilles she travelled to the United States by herself and stayed for over a year. Bremer was dissapointed by the experience since she could not condone with policies such as slavery. She was however somewhat influencal in the US at the time, having many of her works translated by Mary Howitt, and she was mentioned in Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.
Her most important work would be Hertha. The book caused such a major discussion about the role of women in society that the Swedish parliment decided to grant unmarried women over 25 years of age legal majority. It also lead to the foundation of all women higher education schools.
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