This guide is for anyone looking to conduct research on Swedish and Swedish American Literature using Swenson Center resources.

The Swenson Center is located at Augustana College and is a national and international research center for the study of Swedish-American history and relations. 

Literature and Poetry in Sweden and Swedish America

Keywords / Search terms:

Here are some search terms to try in the library catalog or other search areas. Using the asterisk (*) is a wildcard option, that will return variations on a search term. For example, litera* will return results for literature, literary, literacy, etc.

• Litera*
• Poetry
• Poems
• Author*
• Fiction

Possible research questions:

• How is the literature of Swedish Americans characterized? What are some of the genres, attributes, and themes that are common?
• What elements of Swedish literature were continued by Swedish American authors?
• Which Swedish American authors were popular and/or influential in American literature? What were their contributions to American literature?

Possible authors to explore:

• Gustav Fröding
• Stieg Larsson
• Astrid Lindgren
• August Strindberg
• Tomas Tranströmer