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Erik Skyum-Nielsen

Lektor emeritus

  • Emil Holms Kanal 2

    2300 København S

1973 …2024

Research activity per year

Personal profile

Primary fields of research

  • Modern Danish and Scandinavian literature
  • Medieval and modern Icelandic literature
  • Theory of genres
  • Narratology
  • Translation studies and theory of translation
  • Classics and canon

Current research

  • Unnatural narration
  • Literary criticism
  • Modern Icelandic prose
  • Accounts of Iceland in Danish literature 

Fields of interest

  • Modern literature
  • Medieval and modern Icelandic literature
  • Literary theory

CV

Academic qualifications

1974 Mag.art. (Nordic literature)

Professional career

1974-1978 Associate professor (Danish literature), University of Iceland

1978- Literary critic, Information (newspaper)

2003-2023 Associate professor (Danish literature), University of Copenhagen

Keywords

  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Literary theory
  • Theory of genres
  • Narratology
  • Theory of the novel
  • Icelandic literature
  • Medieval Icelandic literature
  • Literary analysis
  • History of Danish literature
  • Theory of translation