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Did the author Knut Hamsun ever feel guilt after World War II? Sep. 19, 2023 2:06 PM
A recent doctoral thesis from the University of Oslo raises the question of whether Hamsun acknowledged guilt after World War II had ended.
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Instagram has helped popularise poems, but makes it hard for poets to be innovative Apr. 25, 2023 12:18 PM
In particular, there is one reason why Instagram poems often lack some of the literary quality of other poetry, according to a professor of literature at the University of Oslo, Norway.
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Runes were just as advanced as Roman alphabet writing Mar. 3, 2023 12:29 PM
In the Middle Ages, the Roman alphabet and runes lived side by side. A new doctoral thesis challenges the notion that runes represent more of an oral and less of a learned form of written language.