WISCONSIN INTRODUCTIONS TO SCANDINAVIA (WITS) 

The Wisconsin Introductions to Scandinavia (WITS) series was created to provide quality textbooks and translations pertaining to Scandinavian culture for use in American classrooms. Distinguished scholars and translators from all over the world have contributed to this series, which was overseen by faculty members of the Scandinavian Department at the University of Wisconsin.

WITS – Short and authoritative introductions to various aspects of Scandinavian life and civilization

Nos. 1-2: Scandinavian Languages by Einar Haugen

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No. 3: The History of Scandinavia by Stewart Oakley

Reissued as The History of Scandinavia by Stewart Oakley and Julie K. Allen (2013)

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No. 5: Icelandic Libraries & Archives by Dennis Hill

No. 4: The Geography of Scandinavia by Robert Ostergren

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Nordic Culture Curriculum Project - Short and authoritative introductions to various aspects of Scandinavian life and civilization

No. 1: Nordic Science in Historical Perspective by Jole Shackelford (1994)

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No. 2: Family and Community in the Nordic Region by Tom Dubois et al. (1997)

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Nos. 5,6: Nordic Immigration to North America by Faith Ingwersen et al. (2002)

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No. 4: Nordic Environment: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives by Arnold R. Alanen et al. (1995)

 

No. 3: Norden: A Thematic and Historical Geography by Robert Ostergren (2002)

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WITS II – Scandinavian literature and criticism in translation

No. 1: The Shadow and Other Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, Niels Ingwersen, ed. (2008)

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No. 2: Scandinavian Ballads, Sven H. Rossel, ed. (1982)

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No. 3: Short Stories from Norway, Henning Sehmsdorf, ed.

Reissued as Norwegian Short Stories, Henning Sehmsdorf and Tanya Thresher, eds. (2006)

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No. 4: Erasmus Montanus by Ludvig Holberg, Petter Naess, trans. (2010)

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No. 6: The Heroine in Norwegian Literature (critical essays), Faith Ingwersen and Harald Naess, eds.

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No. 7: Tardy Awakening and Other Stories by Steen Steensen Blicher, Paula Brugge and Faith Ingwersen, trans. Niels Ingwersen, ed. (1996)

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No. 8: Doctor Glas by Hjalmar Söderberg, Rochelle Wright, trans. (1998)

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No. 11: Sensitiva Amorosa by Ola Hansson, Paul Norlén, trans.

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No 12: The Polar Bear by Henrik Pontoppidan, James Massengale, trans. (2003)

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No. 5: Danish Folk Tales by Mathias Winther

No. 10: Scandinavian Folklore, Niels Ingwersen, ed. (Special issue of Scandinavian Studies)

No. 9i: April Fools by Johan Ludvig Heiberg

No. 9ii: Song Book for April Fools by Johan Ludvig Heiberg

No. 13: Sex and the Modern Breakthrough, Susan Brantly, ed. and trans. (2004)