The mystery of the "North of the North" in Ibsen's works

• Published in: Nordlit
• Main Author: Jon Nygaard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Norwegian
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2015
• Subjects: North; North of the North; Norwegian school of history; immigration theory; Sami; Kvääni; Norwegian literature; PT8301-9155; Norway; North Cape; Molde; Finnmark; Northern Norway; sami; midnight sun
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/13.3364; https://doaj.org/article/f8a8a0992e124f699d2dd2a9a1fd1c34

It is an exaggeration to claim that several of the protagonists in Ibsen’s dramatic works are from the north, or have lived there. The few characters in Ibsen’s drama related to the North are, however, given a special emphasis in his works. They are, like the landscape and the light of the North, my...