Materiell handlekraft og økokritiske perspektiver i Markens grøde

2019

Masteroppgave nordisk språk og litteratur NO500 - Universitetet i Agder 2019 The Nobel-Prizewinning novel Markens Grøde (The Soil of the Earth) (1917) by Knut Hamsun has receivednew critical attention in light of the current climate crisis and the transition to the geological epoch of Anthropocene.In this paper I ask the question: What (if any)new relevancedoes the novel receivein light of our current environmental challenges?MY method to answer this question is two-folded. First I analyze language and the narrative position in the novel, and second I analyze the actor-network (ANT)with a particular perspective on material agency or «thing-power»in the novels narrative. I then address the n…