The Ibsen Family (Norwegian: Familien Ibsen) is a non-fiction book by Ibsen scholar Jørgen Haave about Henrik Ibsen's family and early life.
 Norwegian language book cover titled Familien Ibsen (2017) | |
| Author | Jørgen Haave |
|---|---|
| Original title | Familien Ibsen |
| Publisher | Museumsforlaget |
Publication date | 2017 |
| Publication place | Norway |
| ISBN | 9788283050455 |
Background
editIt was published by Museumsforlaget and Telemark Museum in 2017. The book is based on a systematic, critical reassessment of the knowledge about Ibsen's childhood and family – that is, the closely intertwined Ibsen, Paus and Altenburg merchant family of Skien – which is placed in a broader context.[1][2][3][4][5] In 2017, Haave was awarded second place in the Researcher's Association's "Hjernekraft" prize for his research on Ibsen. Ibsen scholar Ellen Rees notes that the book is a seminal work in what she describes as a "revolution" in recent historical and biographical research into Ibsen's life, that has refuted many myths previously taken for granted.[6] Haave sees Ibsen's life trajectory in the context of the development of a modern and democratic constitutional state of Norway, and describes Ibsen as a boy who was pampered by his father, who liked to be creative in solitude, and who provoked peers with his superiority and arrogance.[7]
References
edit- ^ Rian, Øystein (2018). "Jørgen Haave: Familien Ibsen (review)". Ibsen Studies. 18 (2): 208–212. doi:10.1080/15021866.2018.1550876.
- ^ Melfald, Nina (6 November 2017). "En viktig Ibsen-bok – som anbefales varmt". Varden.
- ^ "En klysete overklassefyr skal feires!". Telemarkshistorier. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Nye funn kan endre historien om Ibsen", NRK, 26 February 2017
- ^ "Henrik Ibsen tryllet for kaksene på Venstøp", Telemarkshistorier
- ^ Rees, Ellen (2022). "Tropes Revisited: Evert Sprinchorn's Ibsen's Kingdom: The Man and His Works and Recent Historical Research in Ibsen Studies". Scandinavian Studies. 94 (4): 530–545. doi:10.5406/21638195.94.4.06. S2CID 253371741.
- ^ "The Ibsen family". Books from Norway. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
External links
edit- Familien Ibsen (National Library of Norway; full access from Norwegian libraries)