Thomas Peter Krag

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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
personal data
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