| Poems and Songs (Dodo Press) Contributor(s): Bjornson, Bjornstjerne (Author), Palmer, Arthur Hubbell (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1406592242 ISBN-13: 9781406592245 Publisher: Dodo Press OUR PRICE: $11.89 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9" (0.86 lbs) 264 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Bjornstjerne Martinus Bjornson (1832-1910) was a Norwegian writer and a 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. He is generally considered as one of "The Great Four" Norwegian writers. Bjornson matriculated at the University of Oslo in 1852, soon embarking upon a career as a journalist, focusing on criticism of drama. In 1857 he published Synnove Solbakken, the first of his peasant novels; this was followed by Arne (1858), the most important specimens of his peasant tales. Although Bjornson has introduced into his novels and plays songs of extraordinary beauty, he was never a very copious writer of verse. Between 1864 and 1874 he was mainly occupied with politics, and with his business as a theatrical manager. Bjornson's political opinions had brought upon him a charge of high treason, and he took refuge for a time in Germany. A subject which interested him greatly was the question of the bondemaal, the adopting of a national language for Norway distinct from the Dansk-norsk. Amongst his famous works are: Absalom's Hair (1898), Three Comedies (1912) and Three Dramas (1914). |
