Iceland's Bell
E679648
Iceland's Bell is a historical novel by Icelandic Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness that portrays 18th-century Iceland under Danish rule through a blend of satire, tragedy, and national awakening.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Halldór Laxness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedAuthorNobelPrize | Halldór Laxness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsFictionalRepresentationOf |
Danish royal administration in Iceland
ⓘ
Icelandic legal system ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | Iceland under Danish rule ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1943 ⓘ |
| genre |
historical novel
ⓘ
political fiction ⓘ satirical fiction ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Arnas Arnæus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jón Hreggviðsson NERFINISHED ⓘ Snæfríður Íslandssól NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Iceland's Bell, Part I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iceland's Bell, Part II NERFINISHED ⓘ Iceland's Bell, Part III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
cultural preservation
ⓘ
law and justice in Iceland ⓘ peasant life in Iceland ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | Iceland's Bell (English translation) ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Icelandic history
ⓘ
Icelandic sagas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Icelandic ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | social realism ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
satire
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of satire and tragedy
ⓘ
critique of Danish colonial rule ⓘ portrayal of 18th-century Iceland ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Icelandic ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Íslandsklukkan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Halldór Laxness bibliography ⓘ |
| publisher | Helgafell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Denmark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
Icelandic national identity
ⓘ
colonial oppression ⓘ national awakening ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | early 18th century ⓘ |
| translatedBy | Philip Roughton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOf | Halldór Laxness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.