Erik Krag (13 January 1902 – 13 May 1987) was a Norwegian literary historian, translator, novelist and playwright. He was born in Copenhagen, a son of novelist Thomas Krag and poet Iben Nielsen. Krag is known as the founder of Slavic literary history as academic discipline in Norway. He was a professor at the University of Oslo from 1946 to 1969. His monography Dostojevskij from 1962 was translated into English in 1976, and he has also published works on Leo Tolstoi and on Russian theatre.[1][2]
Erik Krag | |
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| Born | 13 January 1902 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | 13 May 1987 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | literary historian, translator, novelist and playwright |
| Parent | Thomas Krag |
Selected works
edit- Ottar Wreike (1922)
- Leo Tolstoj (1937)
- En liten manns bryllup (1952)
- Dostojevskij (1962)
- Den barnløse (1966)
References
edit- ^ "Erik Krag". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ Kjetsaa, Geir. "Erik Krag". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
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