Biographical Introduction; Theodor Kittelsen's Illustrations; Interpretation and Summary of Contents

Corinna Hoffmann,Lea Meissner,Per Pippin Aspaas

doi:10.7557/16.6405

Abstract

The twelfth volume in the series consists of Norsk Høifjeld, a work of prose and poetry written by Theodor Caspari and illustrated by Theodor Kittelsen and several other artists. In the various editions of the work, the aurora borealis figures in Caspari's text as well as in some of Kittelsen's illustrations. The introduction derives from an MA course in Scandinavian literature entitled ‘Dem Polarlicht auf der Spur. Wissenschaftshistorische und kulturwissenschaftliche Erkundigungen’, given by Marie-Theres Federhofer at Humboldt University Berlin in 2019. The introduction has been written by the student Corinna Hoffmann, the student Lea Meissner, and Per Pippin Aspaas from UiT's University Library. It consists of a brief biographical sketch on Theodor Caspari, an introduction to Theodor Kittelsen's illustrations, and an interpretation and summary of contents of three of the altogether five editions of Norsk Høifjeld that were issued in Theodor Caspari's lifetime.

Highlights

Aurorae Borealis Studia Classica (‘Classic Studies of the Northern Lights’) is a series of digitized books, with biographical introductions and summaries of contents, edited by Per Pippin Aspaas and published by Septentrio Academic Publishing, University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway (UiT)
Written by Theodor Caspari illustrated by Theodor Kittelsen and others digitized, with a biographical introduction and summary of contents by Corinna Hoffmann, Lea Meissner, and Per Pippin Aspaas
Course participants wrote content summaries of selected texts as part of their exam, some of which were selected for the Aurorae Borealis Studia Classica series

Summary

Vol XII

Written by Theodor Caspari illustrated by Theodor Kittelsen and others digitized, with a biographical introduction and summary of contents by Corinna Hoffmann, Lea Meissner, and Per Pippin Aspaas. Aurorae Borealis Studia Classica (‘Classic Studies of the Northern Lights’) is a series of digitized books, with biographical introductions and summaries of contents, edited by Per Pippin Aspaas and published by Septentrio Academic Publishing, University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway (UiT). The books as such are already in the public domain; all further content is open-access except when stated otherwise. Assistance from the copyright clearance unit of the National Library and the digitisation team at UiT’s University Library is gratefully acknowledged

Biographical Introduction by Lea Meissner

NORSK HØIFJELD

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