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Øystein Rottem

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Øystein Rottem

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1946-02-01 (Hemnskjela)
Died
2004-12-05 (Copenhagen) age 58
Nationality
Norway
Languages
Norwegian
Residence History
Norway → Copenhagen

Career

Occupations
Philologist, Literary historian, Literary critic
Active Years
1976-2004
Affiliations
University of Tromsø, University of Copenhagen

Education

University of Oslo
Literature
Degree: cand.philol.
Year of Graduation: 1976
Country: Norway

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Norges Litteraturhistorie, volume 6: Fra Brekke til Mehren 1945–1965

1995 Literary history

Covers Norwegian literature from 1945 to 1965.

Post-war literature

Norges Litteraturhistorie, volume 7: Inn i medietidsalderen 1965–1980

1997 Literary history

Covers Norwegian literature from 1965 to 1980.

Media age

Norges Litteraturhistorie, volume 8: Vår egen tid 1980–1998

1998 Literary history

Covers Norwegian literature from 1980 to 1998.

Contemporary literature

Sigurd Hoel (biography)

1991 Biography

Biography of Sigurd Hoel.

Norwegian literature

Health

  • cancer
    2004年
    Cause of death

Legacy

Regarded as one of the most important literary critics in Norway.