Wergeland
Britishnoun
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His weighty trilogy about TV presenter Jonas Wergeland – The Seducer, The Conqueror and The Discoverer – are highly recommended.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 30, 2011
Wergeland was very productive as editor, publicist, and poet.
From Poems and Songs by Palmer, Arthur Hubbell
Far nobler and finer than that of either Wergeland or Welhaven, the two most conspicuous of his predecessors, this achievement is challenged by that of Ibsen alone, and even then in but a single aspect.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
In the period of about a dozen years following the death of Wergeland, the life, manners, and characteristics of the Norwegian people were given the especial attention of literary writers.
From Norwegian Life by Clough, Ethlyn T.
The enthusiastic nationalism of Henrik Wergeland and his young following brought conflict with the conservative element, which was not ready to accept everything as good simply because it was Norwegian.
From Norwegian Life by Clough, Ethlyn T.
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