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In the years following 1750, there was gathered in the city of Trondhjem a remarkable group of men: Nils Krog Bredal, composer of the first Danish opera, John Gunnerus, theologian and biologist, Gerhart Schøning, rector of the Cathedral School and author of an elaborate history of the fatherland, and Peter Suhm, whose 14,047 pages on the history of Denmark testify to a learning, an industry, and a generous devotion to scholarship which few have rivalled. Bredal was mayor (Borgermester), Gunnerus was bishop, Schøning was rector, and Suhm was for the moment merely the husband of a rich and unsympathetic wife. But they were united in their. | An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway 1 An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway The Project Gutenberg EBook of An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway by Martin Brown Ruud This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway Author Martin Brown Ruud Release Date August 2 2005 EBook 16416 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK AN ESSAY TOWARD A HISTORY OF Produced by Louise Hope David Starner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http The University of Chicago AN ESSAY TOWARD A HISTORY OF SHAKESPEARE IN NORWAY A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Arts and Literature in Candidacy for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Department of Germanics and English by MARTIN BROWN RUUD Reprint from Scandinavian Studies and Notes Urbana Illinois 1917 The Collegiate Press George Banta Publishing Company Menasha Wisconsin PREFATORY NOTE I have attempted in this study to trace the history of Shakespearean translations Shakespearean criticism and the performances of Shakespeare s plays in Norway. I have not attempted to investigate Shakespeare s influence on Norwegian literature. To do so would not perhaps be entirely fruitless but it would constitute a different kind of work. The investigation was made possible by a fellowship from the University of Chicago and a scholarship from the American-Scandinavian Foundation and I am glad to express my gratitude to these bodies for the CHAPTER I 2 opportunities given to me of study in the Scandinavian countries. I am indebted for special help and encouragement to Dr. . Gould and Professor . Manly of the University of Chicago and to the authorities of the

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