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Norwegian America Line student essays, 1937-1964

Title
Norwegian America Line student essays, 1937-1964
Identifier
P0567
Date
1937-1964
Description
Essays by St. Olaf College Students receiving awards from the Norwegian America Line in their annual essay contests.

Includes essays from:
  • Author unknown, "Herbjørn Gausta." (n.d.)
  • Edna (Hatlestad) Hong, ca. 1937. "Ibsen's Social Ideals"
  • Esther Thorstensen, "Ibsen's Social Ideas as expressed in four of his social plays: Pillars of Society; A Doll's House; Ghosts; and An Enemy of the People."
  • Arne Sovik, "Brand and Savonarola."
  • Chauncey Bly, "Sacrifice!" [referring to Ibsen's Brand"
  • Katherine (Olsen) Ericksen, "The 'Miracle' is Happening." [The emancipation of woman]
  • Roger Juel, "The Boyg: Peer Gynt."
  • Albert Anderson, Peer Gynt's Onion
  • Margaret (Johnson) Morse, "Home Influence on the Development of the Personality." [study of Ibsenion characters]
  • Constance Olson, "The Effect of Suffering upon Character."
  • James Hagen, "The Thought and Inspiration Behind Henrik Ibsen.
  • Corrine (Nerlius) Erickson, "The Poetry of Henrik Ibsen.
  • Eugene Mason, "Brand and Raskolnikov: A Study in Personal Destiny."
  • James Mason, "Exiles: The Ibsen Influence in James Joyce."
  • Dewey L. Brevik, "The Peer Gynt Fantasy in the Music of Grieg and Sæverud."
  • Howard Cole, Brand and the Gospel of St. Matthew."
  • Anna Marie (Burgess) Klein, "Hypocrisy in the Domestic Hearth: The Married Life of Selma Bratsberg, Betty Bernick, Nora Helmer, and Helene Alving."
  • John K. Norby, "The Kingdom of God is Within You." [author's belief that this title quote is the central thesis of Ibsen's message for the world, and indeed, of his life.]
  • John Shier, "A Comparison of 'The Glass Menagerie' by Tennessee Williams and 'The Wild Duck' by Henrik Ibsen."
  • Solveig Nelson, "Chekhov and Ibsen."
  • Ruth (Swenson) Balas, "The Germinators: A Study of the Drama of Henrik Ibsen and Eugene Gladstone O'Neill."
  • Roy Elveton, "Henrik Ibsen and Edvard Munch,"
  • A. DeWayne Wee, "Ibsen's Use of Symbolism."
  • Andrew M. McLean, "The Influence of Ibsen on the Irish Theatre."
  • Larry A. Larson, "William Archer and Ibsen."
  • Dennis Griffin, "Despair then! A Comparison of the ethical category of Kierkegaard with Peer Gynt." (n.d.)
  • J. Sawyer, "The Evolution of the Nordic Hero." (n.d.)
Location: 5/A/4
Extent
0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box)
Type
Essays

Collection

Archival Collection

Citation

“Norwegian America Line student essays, 1937-1964,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10154.