Asbjørn Aarseth (21 October 1935 – 31 August 2009) was a Norwegian literary historian, born in Inderøy. He obtained the

mag.art. A magister degree (also magistar, female form: magistra; from la, magister, "teacher") is an academic degree used in various systems of higher education. The magister degree arose in medieval universities in Europe and was originally equal to the ...

degree (PhD equivalent) 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 ...

in 1963, received an academic position in literary studies here in 1967, and became professor of Nordic literature in 1985. 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 Unive ...

. An important book was ''Lyriske strukturer'' ("Lyrical Structures"), written together with

Atle Kittang 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. He was professor at the University of Bergen, since 1974. His resear ...

, which came to be a standard work in lyrical analysis. He was also an authority on Henrik Ibsen, and was involved in the project ''Henrik Ibsens skrifter''. He died in August 2009.

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1935 births 2009 deaths University of Bergen alumni Academic staff of the University of Bergen Norwegian literary historians Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Henrik Ibsen researchers People from Inderøy {{Norway-historian-stub