Atle Kittang (20 March 1941 – 1 June 2013) was a Norwegian literary researcher and literary critic. His doctorate thesis from 1973 was a study on the French poet

Arthur Rimbaud Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (, ; 20 October 1854 – 10 November 1891) was a French poet known for his transgressive and surreal themes and for his influence on modern literature and arts, prefiguring surrealism. Born in Charleville, he starte ...

. He was professor at the

University of Bergen The University of Bergen ( no, Universitetet i Bergen, ) is a research-intensive state university located in Bergen, Norway. As of 2019, the university has over 4,000 employees and 18,000 students. It was established by an act of parliament in 194 ...

, since 1974. His research included studies on works by

Knut Hamsun Knut Hamsun (4 August 1859 – 19 February 1952) was a Norwegian writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. Hamsun's work spans more than 70 years and shows variation with regard to consciousness, subject, perspective a ...

and

Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playw ...

. Among his books are ''Litteraturkritiske problem'' (1975) and ''Moderne litteraturteori – en innføring'' (1993). He was a member of the

Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters ( no, Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, DNVA) is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway. Its purpose is to support the advancement of science and scholarship in Norway. History The Royal Frederick Univer ...

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1941 births 2013 deaths Norwegian literary critics Knut Hamsun researchers Norwegian non-fiction writers Academic staff of the University of Bergen Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters People from Flora, Norway Nynorsk-language writers Henrik Ibsen researchers Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters {{Norway-writer-stub