Originally published in 1966, this general survey of the 'classic' period of Norwegian literature was the first book in English devoted entirely to the period.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Prefatory note; Map of Norway, showing the principal places mentioned in the text; 1. Preliminary; 2. Bjørnson; 3. Ibsen before 1884; Elster and Lie; 5. Kielland and Amalie Skram; 6. Garborg and other Landsmaal authors of his time; 7. Ibsen after 1882; 8. The Norwegian theatre: Gunnar Heiberg; 9. The new men of the 'nineties; 10. Linck and Hamsun; 11. The new century; 12. Coda; General notes; Bibliographical appendix; Index.