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Norwegian Literature
Norwegian literature is literature composed in Norway or by Norwegian people. The history of Norwegian literature starts with the pagan Eddaic poems and skaldic verse of the 9th and 10th centuries with poets such as Bragi Boddason and Eyvindr Skáldaspillir. The arrival of Christianity around the year 1000 brought Norway into contact with European medieval learning, hagiography and history writing. Merged with native oral tradition and Icelandic influence, this was to flower into an active period of literature production in the late 12th and early 13th centuries. Major works of that period include '' Historia Norwegie'', '' Thidreks saga'' and '' Konungs skuggsjá.'' The period from the 14th century to the 19th is considered a Dark Age in the nation's literature though Norwegian-born writers such as Peder Claussøn Friis, Dorothe Engelbretsdatter and Ludvig Holberg contributed to the common literature of Denmark–Norway. With the advent of nationalism and the struggle for i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson ( , ; 8 December 1832 – 26 April 1910) was a Norwegian writer who received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature "as a tribute to his noble, magnificent and versatile poetry, which has always been distinguished by both the freshness of its inspiration and the rare purity of its spirit". The first Norwegian Nobel laureate, he was a prolific polemicist and extremely influential in Norwegian public life and Scandinavian cultural debate. Bjørnson is considered to be one of the The Four Greats (Norwegian writers), four great Norwegian writers, alongside Henrik Ibsen, Ibsen, Jonas Lie (writer), Lie, and Alexander Kielland, Kielland. He is also celebrated for his lyrics to the Norwegian national anthem, "Ja, vi elsker dette landet". The composer Fredrikke Waaler based a composition for voice and piano () on a text by Bjørnson, as did Anna Teichmüller (). Childhood and education Bjørnson was born at the farmstead of Bjørgan parsonage, Bjørgan in K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigrid Undset
Sigrid Undset (; 20 May 1882 – 10 June 1949) was a Danish people, Danish-born Norwegian people, Norwegian novelist. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928 Nobel Prize in Literature, 1928. Born in Denmark and raised in Norway, Undset had her first books of historical fiction published in 1907. She fled Norway for the United States in 1940 because of her opposition to Nazi Germany and the Operation Weserübung, German invasion and German occupation of Norway, occupation of Norway, but returned after World War II ended in 1945. Her best-known work is ''Kristin Lavransdatter'', a trilogy about life in Norway in the Middle Ages, portrayed through the experiences of a woman from birth until death. Its three volumes were published between 1920 and 1922. Early life Sigrid Undset was born on 20 May 1882 in the small town of Kalundborg, Denmark, at the childhood home of her mother, Charlotte Undset (1855–1939, née Anna Maria Charlotte Gyt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edith Øberg
Edith Justine Øberg (5 October 1895 – 21 September 1968) was a Norwegian novelist. Biography She was born in Lysekil, Sweden, and grew up in Kristiania Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022, an ..., Norway. She was married to writer Hans Christian Lyche. She studied languages and music, and made her debut as a singer in 1915. Øberg made her literary debut in 1916 with the novel '. Her first major recognition came with her third novel: (1921). She published several popular novels under the pseudonym "Lita", including ' from 1929, and ' from 1931. Her novels ' from 1939, followed by ' (1940) and ' (1945) are regarded among her more serious works, which earned her artistic recognition. References 1895 births 1968 deaths People from Lysekil Municipality 20th-centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Stenersen
Rolf Kristian Eckersberg Stenersen (13 February 1899 – 15 October 1978) was a Norwegian businessman, non-fiction writer, essayist, novelist, playwright and biographer. He was also a track and field athlete and art collector. Background Stenersen was born in Oslo, Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway as the son of bookseller Johan Martin Stenersen (1866–1948) and Martha Kathrine Eckersberg (1869–1930). He graduated from Oslo Commerce School, Kristiania Commerce School (now Oslo Commerce School) in 1918, and studied at The Queen's College, Oxford, Queen's College, Oxford, from 1922 to 1924. He was a Norwegian champion in 200 metres in 1919 and 1920, and in 4 x 100 metres relay in 1920. He participated at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, where he competed in Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres, 100 metres, Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres, 200 metres and Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 x 100 metres relay, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haakon Bugge Mahrt
Haakon Bugge Mahrt (1901–1990) was a Norwegian writer and attaché. He was born in Vardø and took the ''licencié ès lettres'' degree in Paris in 1928. He worked at the Norwegian embassy in Paris as a press attaché from 1946 to 1971. Books include ''Modernisme'' (1931), ''Kjære Europa'' (1932), ''Orkanen'' (1936), ''Bitter té'' (1945), ''Dikteren og eventyreren Arthur Rimbaud'' (1945) and ''Rømlingen fra Vardøhus'' (1961). He also translated John Steinbeck's novels "Of Mice and Men" and "Tortilla Flat ''Tortilla Flat'' (1935) is an early John Steinbeck novel set in Monterey, California. The novel was the author's first clear critical and commercial success. The book portrays a group of 'paisanos'—literally, countrymen—a small band of e ..." into Norwegian and is credited as one of the script writers for the 1948 French-Norwegian film "Kampen om tungtvannet." References 1901 births 1990 deaths People from Vardø 20th-century Norwegian novelists Norwegi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnar Larsen (writer)
Gunnar Otterbech Larsen (5 February 1900, in Oslo – 5 November 1958) was a Norwegian journalist, writer, and translator. He worked in the newspaper ''Dagbladet'' from 1923 to 1958, where he was news editor from 1930 and became editor-in-chief with Helge Seip in 1954. His first novel, ''I sommer'', was published in 1932. It was followed by ''To mistenkelige personer'' (1933), a crime novel based on actual events that took place in 1926. ''To mistenkelige personer'' was praised by many critics, including Sigurd Hoel. Haagen Ringnes: ''"Den boken skulle jeg gjerne ha skrevet!"''. Article in 1983 edition of ''To mistenkelige personer'' by Gunnar Larsen (Gyldendal Norsk Forlag). Both ''I sommer'' and ''To mistenkelige personer'' were inspired by Ernest Hemingway's writings. Larsen's third novel, ''Week-end i evigheten'' (1934), was much more experimental. His later novels were ''Bull'' (1938) and ''Sneen som falt i fjor'' (1948). His poetry has been published in the books ''Dikt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Boyson
Emil Boyson (4 September 1897 – 2 June 1979) was a Norwegian poet, writer, and translator. Biography Carl Emil Steen Boyson was born in Bergen, Norway. His parents were Immanuel Boysen (1854–1921) and Christine Steen (1869–1905). He grew up as a single child after his siblings died in childbirth. His mother died when he was nine years old. His father was a jurist who was stationed in various places: Bergen, Trondheim, Røros and finally in Kristiania. In 1906, his father was appointed at Uttrøndelag in Trondheim. In 1913 the family moved to Kristiania (now Oslo). In 1917, he obtained artium at Kristiana Cathedral School. In 1923 he married Friedel Schatz (1897–1975). They were married in Berlin where she was employed as an artist. The couple frequently lived apart until 1963, when they established residence on Hans Nielsen Hauges gate in Oslo. His actual debut was in 1920 under the pseudonym Karl Snemo, with publication of ''Åpning til regnbuen''. Boyson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigbjørn Obstfelder
Sigbjørn Obstfelder (21 November 1866 – 29 July 1900) was a 19th-century Norwegian writer and poet. Background Obstfelder was born in Stavanger, Norway on November 21, 1866. He was the eighth child in a family of sixteen children, being one of only six siblings to survive to adulthood. His father, Herman Friedrik Obstfelder (1828–1906), was a baker by trade and provided little financial or emotional support. His mother, Serine Obstfelder (née Egelandsdal) (1836–1880) died when he was fourteen. The difficulties he experienced, a threatening male figure, the loss of the mother and the sense of ever-present death, were strong influences on his writing. He began to study at the University of Christiania in 1886. Two years later he started studying engineering at Christiania Technical School (now ''Oslo ingeniørhøgskole''). In 1890, he moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he took a job as a draftsman at a bridge construction company. After only a year, he returned to Norw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knut Hamsun
Knut Hamsun (4 August 1859 – 19 February 1952) was a Norwegian writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920 Nobel Prize in Literature, 1920. Hamsun's work spans more than 70 years and shows variation with regard to consciousness, subject, Point of view (literature), perspective and Natural environment, environment. He published more than 23 novels, a collection of poetry, some Short story, short stories and Play (theatre), plays, a Travel literature, travelogue, works of non-fiction and some essays. Hamsun is considered to be "one of the most influential and innovative literary stylists of the past hundred years" (''ca.'' 1890–1990). He pioneered psychological literature with techniques of Stream of consciousness (narrative mode), stream of consciousness and Monologue, interior monologue, and influenced authors such as Thomas Mann, Franz Kafka, Maxim Gorky, Stefan Zweig, Henry Miller, Hermann Hesse, John Fante, James Kelman, Charles Bukowski and Ernest He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modernist Literature
Modernist literature originated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and is characterised by a self-conscious separation from traditional ways of writing in both poetry and prose fiction writing. Modernism experimented with literary form and expression, as exemplified by Ezra Pound's maxim to "Make it new". This literary movement was driven by a conscious desire to overturn traditional modes of representation and express the new sensibilities of the time. The immense human costs of the First World War saw the prevailing assumptions about society reassessed, and much modernist writing engages with the technological advances and societal changes of modernity moving into the 20th century. In ''Modernist Literature'', Mary Ann Gillies notes that these literary themes share the "centrality of a conscious break with the past", one that "emerges as a complex response across continents and disciplines to a changing world". Modernism, Romanticism, Philosophy and Symbol Literary mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
