Ellisiv Steen | |
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| Born | 4 February 1908 Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway |
| Died | 27 October 2001 (aged 93) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Education | University of Oslo |
| Occupation(s) | professor and literary researcher |
| Known for | board member of Norsk Film, Norwegian editor of the Swedish periodical Ord och Bild |
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| Relatives | Ada Polak (sister) |
| Awards | fellow, Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters |
Ellisiv Andrea Steen (4 February 1908 – 27 October 2001) was a Norwegian professor and literary researcher.
Biography
She was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. She was the daughter of Harald Buch (1872–1950) and Camilla Collett (1878–1973) and a sister of art historian Ada Polak. In 1933 she married professor and historian Sverre Steen.
Her master's thesis was a study of English writer and philosopher Aldous Huxley. She gained her Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Oslo in 1948; the subject of her doctoral thesis was a treatment on the authorship of Norwegian writer Camilla Collett.[1] She was a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters from 1955, and appointed professor at the University of Oslo in 1972.[2][1]
She was a board member of Norsk Film from 1948 to 1964, and Norwegian editor of the Swedish periodical Ord och Bild from 1950 to 1959.[2]
Selected works
- Aldous Huxley - 1935
- Diktning og virkelighet. En studie i Camilla Colletts forfatterskap - 1947
- Den lange strid. En studie i Camilla Colletts senere forfatterskap - 1954
- Kristin Lavransdatter. En kritisk studie - 1959
- Tarjei Vesaas: Is-slottet - 1964
References
- 1 2 Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Ellisiv Andrea Steen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- 1 2 Bliksrud, Liv. "Ellisiv Steen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 April 2013.