Rasmus Kristian Rask. Hugsað stórt í litlu landi Political Process 9789935486639

9789935486639

This book is Arnastofnun's contribution to celebrating the one hundred year anniversary of Icelandic women's right to vote

Showcase IV on Icelandic artist Kiko Korriro (Þórður G

Lorenza Garcia

Editor Vigfús Geirdal

Rasmus Kristian Rask. Hugsað stórt í litlu landi Political Process 9789935486639Rasmus Kristian Rask (17871832) was a linguistic and language enthusiast par excellence. He was also very ambitious on behalf of Icelandic culture and language. One of those that started Hi slenska bkmenntaflag (The Icelandic Literature Society) in 1816, he was a pioneer in many fields of society in Iceland in the nineteenth century. This book, written by Kirsten Rask, also sheds light on the many struggles and hardships he had to overcome in his