Tone Birkeland
Tone Birkeland | |
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| Born | 8 May 1947 |
| Alma mater | University of Bergen |
| Awards | Brage Prize |
Tone Birkeland (born 8 May 1947) is a Norwegian literary scholar who has contributed to research on children's literature and picture books.
Career
[edit]Born in Bergen on 8 May 1947, Birkeland graduated as cand.philol. from the University of Bergen in 1973. Spending most of her career at Høgskolen i Bergen, her research has focused on children's literature and picture books.[1]
For the textbook Soria Moria she was awarded the Brage Prize in 1992, along with Håkon Askeland, Ingeborg Askeland, Anna A. Knudsen, Øyvind Knudsen, and Kjersti Werner.[2]
Her work Norsk barneliteraturhistorie earned her the Kari Skjønsberg Prize in 1997, shared with co-authors Gunvor Risa and Karin Beate Vold.[1][3] In his literary history from 1998, Øystein Rottem particularly mentions Norsk barneliteraturhistorie as an important source for the treatment of children’s literature in his work.[4]: 12
References
[edit]- ^ a b Askeland, Norunn. "Tone Birkeland". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ Nilsen, Anna Grete. "Brageprisen". In Brodal, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ Arneberg, Sofie. "Kari Skjønsberg-prisen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ Rottem, Øystein (1998). Norges Litteraturhistorie. Etterkrigslitteraturen (in Norwegian). Vol. 3. Oslo: Cappelen. ISBN 82-02-16426-5.
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