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The New International Encyclopædia/Björnson, Björnstjerne
BJÖRNSON, byẽrn'son, Björnstjerne (1832—). A Norwegian poet, dramatist, and novelist.
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He was born at Kvikne, December 8, 1832, the son of a Lutheran pastor. His childhood was passed in Kvikne, Romsdal, and Molde, in noble scenery rich in legendary association. He left the University of Christiania for journalism, having already, as a student, written sketches and reviews of plays, and in 1858 published his first drama, Between the Battles, and his first novel, SynnöveSolbakken, translated by Mary Howitt as Trustand Trial (1858).
He was made director of the theatre in Bergen, and from 1860 to 1863 traveled on a Government stipend, chiefly in Italy.
This book is available for free download in a number of formats - including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more.He has since resided in Norway, with frequent visits to Paris, Rome, and Munich. In the winter of 1880-81 he lectured in the United States. Björnson is the greatest distinctively Norwegian writer, so intensely national that the Danish critic Brandes says that