The complete online text of Comedies by Ludvig Holberg.

At the beginning of the eighteenth century, Scandinavian literature, with a few exceptions, was almost a century behind the developments abroad. That within a few decades this literature was on par with other European literatures resulted solely from the...

Scandinavian playwright, writer, historian, and philosopher Ludvig Holberg (1684-1754) is considered the father of Danish and Norwegian literature, as well as the founder of drama for all of Scandinavia. Born on December 3, 1684, in Bergen, Norway, Ludvi...

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