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After World War I (1914-1919), literature was marked by despair, depicted in works of Pär Lagerkvist , Hjalmar Bergman and Birger Sjöberg . Literature moved in the direction of Proletariat writings during the Interwar years, and the remainders of folklore had been reduced to virtual insignificance.Gustafson (1963), vol. 2, pp.7-16Algulin, pp.194-196

Proletarian writing had its strongest period in 1920-1940. Notable proletarian writers were , accessed October 17, 2006


NOTES AND REFERENCES



  • Algulin, Ingemar, ''A History of Swedish Literature'', published by the Swedish Institute , 1989. ISBN 915200239X

  • Gustafson, Alrik, ''Svenska litteraturens historia'', 2 volums (Stockholm, 1963). First published as ''A History of Swedish Literature'', (American-Scandinavian Foundation, 1961).

  • Lönnroth, L., Delblanc S., Göransson, S. ''Den svenska litteraturen'' (ed.), 3 volumes (1999)

  • Swedish Institute , '' Modern Literature '', accessed October 17, 2006

  • Tigerstedt, E.N., ''Svensk litteraturhistoria'' (Tryckindustri AB, Solna, 1971)