On this page you can read the very earliest biographical articles on Henrik Ibsen which were published in the 1860s. You will also find an overview of what are considered the most important Ibsen-biographies of all time.
Biographical articles 1863–1870
- Paul Botten-Hansen i Illustreret Nyhedsblad, 19. juli 1863
- Adolf Falkman i Illustreret Tidende, 27. januar og 3. februar 1867
- Signaturen «t.» i Norsk Folkeblad, 16. og 23. januar 1869
- Lorentz Dietrichson i Ny Illustrerad Tidning, 21. august 1869
- Peter Friedrich Siebold i Illustrirte Zeitung, 19. mars 1870
The most important Ibsen biographies
Henrik Ibsen's life is described biographically from all possible angles and perspectives. Almost all the days of his life are mapped down to the smallest detail, at least from the time he entered the literary scene in 1850.
If you search for biography as a subject in the international Ibsen bibliography, you get 467 hits. These eight are considered the most important Ibsen biographies:
Ivo de Figueiredo (2006–2007)
- Henrik Ibsen : Mennesket og masken (2010) (nb.no), 1. utgave 2006–2007
Robert Ferguson (1996)
Michael Meyer (1967–1971)
- Henrik Ibsen. 1 : The Making of a Dramatist 1828–1864 (1967) (nb.no)
- Henrik Ibsen. 2 : The Farewell to Poetry 1864–1882 (1971) (nb.no)
Hans Heiberg (1967)
Halvdan Koht (1928–1929)
- Henrik Ibsen : Eit diktarliv. Fyrste bolken : Trong og trengsle : 1828–1866 (1928) (nb.no)
- Henrik Ibsen : Eit diktarliv. Andre bolken : Høgder og dypter : 1866–1906 (1929) (nb.no)
Gerhard Gran (1918)
- Henrik Ibsen : Liv og verker. Første bind (1918) (nb.no)
- Henrik Ibsen : Liv og verker. Andet bind (1918) (nb.no)