Jorunn Hareide
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Jorunn Hareide is a Norwegian historian of literature
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She was born in Skien
. She took her dr.philos. degree in 1980 and became professor at the University of Trondheim in 1983. In 1993 she moved to the University of Oslo
. She is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
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History of literature
The history of literature is the historical development of writings in prose or poetry which attempts to provide entertainment, enlightenment, or instruction to the reader/hearer/observer, as well as the development of the literary techniques used in the communication of these pieces. Not all...
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She was born in Skien
Skien
' is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the administrative centre of Telemark county....
. She took her dr.philos. degree in 1980 and became professor at the University of Trondheim in 1983. In 1993 she moved to the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
. She is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway.-History:The University of Oslo was established in 1811. The idea of a learned society in Christiania surfaced for the first time in 1841. The city of Throndhjem had no university, but had a learned...
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Selected bibliography
This is a list of her most notable works:- Høyt på en vinget hest. En studie i drømmer og syner i Aksel Sandemoses forfatterskap (1976)
- Protest, desillusjonering, resignasjon (1982)
- Norsk kvinnelitteraturhistorie (co-editor, three volumes, 1988-1990)
- Diktning som skjebne: Aksel Sandemose (1999)
- Tendensar i norsk dramatikk (co-editor, 2004)