The Nobel Roll of Honor Comparing literatures and compiling lists of Nobel laureates in the early twentieth century

• Published in: Orbis litterarum Vol. 78; no. 3; pp. 147 - 166
• Main Authors: Sneis, Jørgen, Spoerhase, Carlos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.06.2023
• Subjects: Comparative literature; Literature; Nobel prizes; World literature

This paper analyzes what may be called Olympic Internationalism as a framework for comparing literatures in the early twentieth century. Specifically, it analyzes the practice of tabulating information about the Nobel Prize—in the Swedish Academy, the international press, and repositories of general...