I marginalen

audiobook

I marginalen

by Olaf Homén

SV·~6 hours·35 chapters

Chapters

35 total
1

E-text prepared by Louise Hope

0:54
2

WERNER SÖDERHJELM.

7:30
3

KAARLO ATRA.

8:49
4

JOHAN HÖRNFELTS ROMAN.

8:05
5

NANNY CEDERCREUTZ.

7:04
6

SIGURD FROSTERUS. - 1.

15:23
7

PLATONS KÄRLEK.

16:47
8

SVEN LIDMAN.

10:37
9

DEN SVENSKA JORDEN.

9:43
10

DEN FINSKA JORDEN.

9:28

Description

The volume gathers a series of essays that map the shifting terrain of literature and culture during a pivotal era. Its author, a noted scholar‑critic, writes with a blend of academic rigor and conversational ease, turning dense ideas into lively dialogues. Readers are guided from ancient texts to the bustling newspapers of the day, witnessing how the same questions about art, language, and society keep resurfacing.

Listening to these pieces feels like sitting beside a seasoned guide who can spot the hidden patterns that link a poet’s meter to a politician’s rhetoric. The criticism is anchored in concrete examples yet always reaches toward broader implications, making the material relevant for anyone curious about how ideas travel across time. With wit, clarity, and a dash of historic charm, the essays invite you to reconsider the margins where cultural meaning is forged.

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Language

sv

Duration

~6 hours (370K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2008-08-18

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Olaf Homén

Olaf Homén

1879–1949

A Finnish-Swedish literary scholar, critic, and professor, he moved between the worlds of libraries, universities, and newspapers. His writing reflects a close, thoughtful engagement with literature and the cultural life of early 20th-century Finland.

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