Project Gutenberg 2005-08-02 Public domain in the USA. 411 Ruud, Martin B. (Martin Bronn) 1885 1941 Ruud, Martin Bronn Ruud, Martin Brown An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway Produced by Louise Hope, David Starner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway" by Martin B. Ruud is a scholarly dissertation written in the early 20th century. The work focuses on the history of Shakespearean translations, criticism, and performances of his plays specifically within Norway, rather than exploring his influence on Norwegian literature broadly. This examination reveals the complexities and developments in how Shakespeare's works were received and adapted in a country where the political and artistic contexts influenced literature's evolution. The opening of the dissertation sets the stage for this exploration by introducing a significant group of intellectuals in the city of Trondhjem who contributed to the early interest in serious studies of Shakespeare. These figures founded a society that would advocate for a distinct Norwegian intellectual tradition, leading to the first Norwegian translation of Shakespeare. Ruud describes the context of Norway's relationship with Denmark, detailing the cultural and language interchanges that shaped the translations and performances of Shakespeare's works. The text emphasizes the challenges of preserving Shakespeare's poetic language in translations, highlighting early attempts and shortcomings, which provide insight into the translation processes and the evolving appreciation of Shakespeare in Norway. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Translations into Norwegian Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- Norway PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: History - European 335254 2025-10-07T06:55:11.032881 text/html 327728 2020-12-12T07:42:24 text/html 216377 2025-10-07T06:55:20.341863 application/epub+zip 219753 2025-10-07T06:55:14.944901 application/epub+zip 185966 2025-10-07T06:55:13.483860 application/epub+zip 444096 2025-10-07T06:55:23.929811 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409208 2025-10-07T06:55:19.209829 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375141 2022-09-08T05:16:24.422432 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283082 2025-10-07T06:55:09.851869 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 282716 2020-12-12T07:42:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 282982 2020-12-12T07:42:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20362 2025-10-07T06:55:24.066811 application/rdf+xml 18618 2025-10-07T06:55:14.010843 image/jpeg 3972 2025-10-07T06:55:13.746883 image/jpeg 110300 2020-12-12T07:42:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 116732 2020-12-12T07:42:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 110040 2020-12-12T07:42:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 209755 2025-10-07T06:55:11.055904 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog