The University of Chicago An Essay Toward a History A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND LITERATURE IN CANDIDACY FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT OF GERMANICS AND ENGLISH BY MARTIN BROWN RUUD Reprint from Scandinavian Studies and Notes Urbana, Illinois 1917 12463.177 ALLEGE APR 10 1918 LIBRARY University of Chicago Libraries The Collegiate Press PREFATORY NOTE I have attempted in this study to trace the history of Shakespearean translations, Shakespearean criticism, and the performances of Shakespeare's plays in Norway. I have not attempted to investigate Shakespeare's influence on Norwegian literature. To do so would not, perhaps, be entirely fruitless, but it would constitute a different kind of work. The investigation was made possible by a fellowship from the University of Chicago and a scholarship from the American-Scandinavian Foundation, and I am glad to express my gratitude to these bodies for the opportunities given to me of study in the Scandinavian countries. I am indebted for special help and encouragement to Dr. C. N. Gould and Professor J. M. Manly, of the University of Chicago, and to the authorities of the University library in Kristiania for their unfailing courtesy. To my wife, who has worked with me throughout, my obligations are greater than I can express. It is my plan to follow this monograph with a second on the history of Shakespeare in Denmark. Minneapolis, Minnesota. September, 1916. M. B. R. |