TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Self-harm in fiction literature
JO  - Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening
A1  - Skårderud, Finn
SP  - 773
EP  - 775
VL  - 129
IS  - 8
N2  - European literature contains fictional descriptions of self-harm and self-punishment over a time span of almost 2 500 years. This article presents such descriptions, from Sofocles' tragedy about King Oedipus to contemporary literature. Particular interest is dedicated to the Austrian Nobel prize laureate Elfriede Jelinek and the Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgård. In Jelinek's fictional universe, self-harm is particularly related to the topic of autonomy in a family context; while Knausgård describes the role of shame in triggering and sustaining self-harming behaviour.<p />  <p>Language: no</p>
LA  - no
SN  - 0029-2001
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4045/tidsskr.08.0460
ID  - ref1
ER  -