Solguden and Other Stories. Hamsun, Ibsen and Forgery
Abstract The article analyzes a case of forgery, which included false documents by Henrik Ibsen and Knut Hamsun, that was debated in court in 2012. The study is based on a number of documents and materials to which the author was given access by Norwegian authorities. Arguing that litera...
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| Language: | Danish |
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Scandinavian University Press
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Edda |
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| Online Access: | https://www.idunn.no/edda/2019/04/________solguden_and_other_stories_hamsun_ibsen_a |
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| Summary: | Abstract
The article analyzes a case of forgery, which included false
documents by Henrik Ibsen and Knut Hamsun, that was debated in court
in 2012. The study is based on a number of documents and materials
to which the author was given access by Norwegian authorities. Arguing
that literary forgeries not only are legal evidence, but also can
have historical and aesthetic value, the article discusses what
kind of documents were forged, what they tell us about Ibsen’s and Hamsun’s
position in today’s literary canon, and how literary history would
have changed if these documents had been proven authentic. |
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| ISSN: | 0013-0818 1500-1989 |