Jon Nygaard | |
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| Born | 1946 |
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| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
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| Discipline | Ibsen studies Theatre studies |
| Institutions | University of Oslo University of Trondheim |
Jon Nygaard (born 1946) is a Norwegian Ibsen scholar and professor emeritus at the Centre for Ibsen Studies at the University of Oslo. He represents the "aesthetic-historical" approach to Ibsen research and has advocated for a greater focus on viewing Ibsen and his works in the context of his contemporaries rather than as a genius.
Nygaard earned his PhD (mag.art.) at the University of Oslo in 1969,and the following year,he was appointed as a research fellow at the same university. In 1973,he became a lecturer in theater studies at the University of Trondheim and was promoted to associate professor there in 1975. From 1984 to 2016,he served as an associate professor and,from 2001,as a professor in theater studies at the University of Oslo.
His book on Henrik Ibsen's wider social milieu and ancestry [1] contributed significantly to what scholars have described as a "revolution" in historical research on Henrik Ibsen's life,that has debunked numerous myths previously taken for granted. [2] [3]
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