Learning outcome

After graduating, students will be able to:

• Give an account of the content, form and themes of the syllabus texts, and discuss them in their literary historical context
• Provide a description of the central Norwegian and Nordic authors and their works before 1900, and discuss their literary historical placement
• Discuss the various literary genres and genre-theoretical concepts

Course Description

Norwegian literature from the Middle Ages until about 1900.

Teaching and Learning Methods

Autumn semester, 6 hours per week for a period of 15 weeks. Lectures and seminars.

The course is part of the Bachelor’s degree in Literature and Language with a specialization in Norwegian, as well as the 1-year programme in Norwegian; the course is mandatory for students who wish to be qualified to teach Norwegian in primary and secondary schools.

Assessment Methods

Individual home assignment which counts for 40%, and a 5-hour final examination which counts for 60%. Students must achieve passing grades in both the assignment and the final examination. Both must be written in nynorsk.

Minor adjustments may occur during the academic year, subject to the decision of the Dean