Bjørnstjerne Martinus Bjørnson, Brudeslåtten [The Bridal March]

Kathy Rees (Independent Scholar - Europe)

Ed. by Susan Brantly, University of Wisconsin
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.3.5: Norwegian Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Sven Hakon Rossel (Universitat Wien), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen (University College London), Anja Tröger (University of Edinburgh)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1872

Places

Norway (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Novel

Resources

This novella explores the forceful and destructive effect of local legend on history, and the potency of music as a mystical and dynamic medium. The story conjures the traditional country life, generation upon generation, and the expectations that peasant parents laid upon their children. Like many of Bjornson’s stories, it is set in a close community where everyone knows about the lives of their neighbours. According to H.H. Boyeson, it was originally written as a text to three paintings by Adolph Tidemand (1814-76) (1895:19). Brudeferd i Hardanger (The Bridal Procession in Hardanger, 1848) and Haugianerne (The Haugeans, 1852) were among Tidemand’s most famous works.

The story concerns two …

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Citation: Rees, Kathy. "Brudeslåtten". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 08 September 2016 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=35810, accessed 10 May 2024.]

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