His doctorate thesis from 1973 was a study on the French poet Arthur Rimbaud.
His research included studies on works by Knut Hamsun and Henrik Ibsen.
Among his books are Litteraturkritiske problem (1975) and Moderne litteraturteori – en innføring (1993).
[1] He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
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