Thomas Peter Krag
Thomas Peter Krag (born July 28, 1868 in Kragerø , Telemark , † March 13, 1913 in Kristiania ) was a Norwegian writer of neo-romanticism .
Life
Krag was the son of the politician Peter Rasmus Krag and the older brother of Vilhelm Krag . He attended the cathedral school in Kristiansand and lived in Copenhagen for several years after graduating from high school . From there he made trips to Hamburg , Berlin , Paris and Italy . In 1901 he married Iben Nielsen . The literary scholar Erik Krag was the son of Nielsen and Krag.
Krag's first book was the novel Jon Græff , which appeared in 1891 and was translated into German in 1906 . In his works, mystical elements as well as nature and the folklore of southern Norway play a major role.
Works (selection)
- Jon Græff (1891) - German Jon Græff (1906)
- Kobberslangen (1895) - German The Bronze Snake (1898)
- Ada Wilde (1896) - German Ada Wilde (1900)
- Tubal den fredløse (1908) - German Tubal the Friedlose (1910)
- Mester Magius (1909) - German Master Magius (1910)
Web links
literature
- Øysteinn Rottem: Thomas Krag in Norsk biografisk leksikon ( online version )
- Ernst Bien: Krag, Thomas Peter in ders. (Ed.): Meyers Taschenlexikon Northern European Literatures , Leipzig 1978
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SURNAME | Krag, Thomas Peter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 28, 1868 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kragerø , Norway |
DATE OF DEATH | March 13, 1913 |
Place of death | Kristiania , Norway |