White Field, black seeds: Nordic literacy practices in the long nineteenth century
"White field, black seeds - who can sow? Although the riddle from which this these words are taken comes from oral tradition, it refers to the ability to write, a skill which in most Nordic countries was not regarded as necessary for everyone. And yet a significant number of ordinary people wit...
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| Language: | English |
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Helsinki, Finland :
Finnish Literature Society/SKS,
2013
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