# Atle Kittang

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**Atle Kittang** (20 March 1941 – 1 June 2013) was a Norwegian literary researcher and literary critic.

His doctorate thesis from 1973 was a study on the French poet [Arthur Rimbaud](/source/Arthur_Rimbaud). He was professor at the [University of Bergen](/source/University_of_Bergen), since 1974. His research included studies on works by [Knut Hamsun](/source/Knut_Hamsun) and [Henrik Ibsen](/source/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](/source/Norwegian_Academy_of_Science_and_Letters).[2]

## References

1. Henriksen, Petter (ed.) (2007). ["Atle Kittang"](http://www.snl.no/Atle_Kittang) (in Norwegian). *[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon)*. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 April 2009.

1. ["Gruppe 2: Fysikkfag (herunder astronomi, fysikk og geofysikk)"](http://www.dnva.no/c26848/artikkel/vis.html?tid=27625) (in Norwegian). [Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters](/source/Norwegian_Academy_of_Science_and_Letters). Retrieved 28 October 2009.

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