 Alexander Kielland when he was mayor of Stavanger. Alexander Lange Kielland (February 18, 1849 – April 6, 1906) was one of the most famous Norwegian authors of the 19th century. Born in Stavanger, Norway, he grew up in a rich merchant family. Among his most famous works are the novels Skipper Worse (1882) and Gift (Poison, 1883), and the short story "Karen". This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
County Rogaland Landscape Jæren Municipality NO-1103 Administrative centre Stavanger Mayor (2004) Leif Johan Sevland (H) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 406 71 km² 68 km² 0. ...
February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ...
1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
County Rogaland Landscape Jæren Municipality NO-1103 Administrative centre Stavanger Mayor (2004) Leif Johan Sevland (H) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 406 71 km² 68 km² 0. ...
The book Gift (which means poison) from the Norwegian writer Alexander Kielland is mainly social critic. ...
In Gift (Poison, 1883) Kielland debates the hunger for Latin which Norwegian teachers had in this area of time. The story has its peak when the protagonist, a young boy called Marius, is lying on his deathbed, repeating Latin grammar. The book Gift (which means poison) from the Norwegian writer Alexander Kielland is mainly social critic. ...
Latin is the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...
It has been debated why Kielland ended his career as a writer so early. Some believe that he was so much of a realist that he could not deal with new-romantic tendencies in Norwegian literature at the end of the 19th century. Tor Obrestad's autobiography of Alexander L. Kielland opens up thoughts about Kielland dying because of health-problems. He had several heart-attacks, he constantly gained weight and he couldn't control his great passion for food.
During the last year of his life, he was also the Mayor of his hometown, Stavanger. County Rogaland Landscape Jæren Municipality NO-1103 Administrative centre Stavanger Mayor (2004) Leif Johan Sevland (H) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 406 71 km² 68 km² 0. ...
He is one of the so-called "The Four Greats" in Norwegian literature, along with Henrik Ibsen, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, and Jonas Lie. Norwegian Literature Early Influences Around 1030, Christianity came to Norway, bringing with it the Latin alphabet, which supplanted the runic alphabet. ...
Henrik Johan Ibsen (March 20, 1828–May 23, 1906) was an extremely influential Norwegian playwright who was largely responsible for the rise of the modern realistic drama. ...
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Martinus Bjørnson (December 8, 1832–April 26, 1910) was a Norwegian author and Nobel Prize in Literature winner in 1903. ...
Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie (November 6, 1833 - July 5, 1908) was a Norwegian novelist. ...
Publications
- NOVELLETTER, 1879 [|Norse Tales and Sketches]
- GARMAN OG WORSE, 1880 - [|Garman and Worse]
- FOR SCENEN, 1880
- NYE NOVELLETTER, 1880
- ARBEJDTSFOLK, 1881
- ELSE, 1881
- SKIPPER WORSE, 1882
- GIFT, 1883
- FORTUNA, 1884
- SNE, 1886
- TRE PAR, 1886
- SANKT HANS FEST, 1887
- PÅ HJEMVEIEN, 1886
- BETTYS FORMYNDER, 1887
- PROFESSOREN, 1888
- JACOB, 1891
References The Literary Masters of Norway, with Samples of Their Works; introduced by Carl Henrik Grøndahl and Nina Tjomsland; Tanum-Norli, Oslo 1978
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