Gösta Berlings saga

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Gösta Berlings saga is a classic Swedish novel by Selma Lagerlöf that blends realism and myth to depict the dramatic lives of a defrocked priest and the eccentric inhabitants of rural Värmland.

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Gösta Berlings saga canonical 4
The Saga of Gösta Berling 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
adaptedAs Gösta Berlings saga (1924 film) NERFINISHED
Gösta Berlings saga (1936 film) NERFINISHED
stage adaptations
television adaptations
associatedWithAuthorAchievement Selma Lagerlöf later received the Nobel Prize in Literature NERFINISHED
author Selma Lagerlöf NERFINISHED
containsElement folklore
mythic episodes
supernatural motifs
countryOfOrigin Sweden
culturalImpact influential in Swedish national literary identity
depicts life on estates in Värmland
moral and spiritual struggles of its protagonist
social hierarchy in 19th-century Sweden
features eccentric inhabitants of rural Värmland
genre historical fiction
realism
regional novel
romanticism
hasTheme conflict between duty and desire
love
redemption
sin and forgiveness
social exclusion
the power of storytelling
languageStyle lyrical prose
literaryMovement Nordic romanticism
literarySignificance considered a classic of Swedish literature
helped establish Selma Lagerlöf’s reputation
mainCharacter Gösta Berling NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective third-person narration
narrativeStyle blend of realism and myth
notableCharacter Major’s wife at Ekeby NERFINISHED
the cavaliers of Ekeby NERFINISHED
originalLanguage Swedish
placeInAuthorCareer early major work of Selma Lagerlöf
protagonistOccupation defrocked priest
recognizedAs classic of Scandinavian literature
settingCountry Sweden NERFINISHED
settingLocation Värmland NERFINISHED
settingPeriod 19th century
settingType rural community

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Selma Lagerlöf notableWork Gösta Berlings saga
Lars Hanson notableWork Gösta Berlings saga
Lars Hanson notableWork Gösta Berlings saga
this entity surface form: The Saga of Gösta Berling
Mauritz Stiller notableWork Gösta Berlings saga
Mauritz Stiller directed Gösta Berlings saga