Jørgen Haugan
Encyclopedia
Jørgen Haugan is a Norwegian
author and lecturer. He was written a number of books, principally biographies of noted Scandinavian
writers.
Haugan earned a doctorate in philosophy in 1977 from the University of Copenhagen
with a thesis on Henrik Ibsen
. Haugan received the Georg Brandes
award for his biography of Martin Andersen Nexø
in 1999. Haugan completed his biography of Knut Hamsun
in 2004. Haugan works as a lecturer in the Department of Scandinavian Studies and Linguistics at the University of Copenhagen. He had previously worked at the University of Trondheim.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
author and lecturer. He was written a number of books, principally biographies of noted Scandinavian
Scandinavians
Scandinavians are a group of Germanic peoples, inhabiting Scandinavia and to a lesser extent countries associated with Scandinavia, and speaking Scandinavian languages. The group includes Danes, Norwegians and Swedes, and additionally the descendants of Scandinavian settlers such as the Icelandic...
writers.
Haugan earned a doctorate in philosophy in 1977 from the University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, the majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees. The university has several campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the...
with a thesis on Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre...
. Haugan received the Georg Brandes
Georg Brandes
Georg Morris Cohen Brandes was a Danish critic and scholar who had great influence on Scandinavian and European literature from the 1870s through the turn of the 20th century. He is seen as the theorist behind the "Modern Breakthrough" of Scandinavian culture...
award for his biography of Martin Andersen Nexø
Martin Andersen Nexø
Martin Andersen Nexø was a Danish writer. He was the first significant Danish author to depict the working class in his writings, and the first great Danish socialist, later communist, writer.-Biography:...
in 1999. Haugan completed his biography of Knut Hamsun
Knut Hamsun
Knut Hamsun was a Norwegian author, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. He was praised by King Haakon VII of Norway as Norway's soul....
in 2004. Haugan works as a lecturer in the Department of Scandinavian Studies and Linguistics at the University of Copenhagen. He had previously worked at the University of Trondheim.
Selected bibliography
- Henrik Ibsens metode: Den indre utvikling gjennem Ibsens dramatikk (Oslo, 1977)
- Diktersfinxen - En studie i Ibsen og Ibsen-forskningen (Oslo, 1982)
- 400 Årsnatten - Norsk Selvforståelse Ved En Korsvei (Oslo, 1991)
- Alt Som Er Bekendt Erotik - En Biografi Om Martin Andersen Nexø (Copenhagen, 1998)
- Solgudens fall. Knut Hamsun, en litterær biografi (Oslo, 2004)
