Glossolalia Debate

Short description: 1950s debate on modernist poetry

The Glossolalia debate (Norwegian: Tungetaledebatten) was a literary debate on modernist poetry in Norway in the 1950s. The debate started with Arnulf Øverland's nationwide touring with the speech Tungetale fra Parnasset (English: Glossolalia from the Parnassus) in 1953, characterizing modernist literature as babble and nonsense.^[1] His talk was published in Arbeiderbladet in 1954, and resulted in a fierce debate. Among the defenders of modernist poetry were Odd Solumsmoen, Olav Dalgard and Paal Brekke,^[2]^[3] while poet and literary critic André Bjerke joined Øverland's criticism.^[2]

The glossolalia debate was discussed in the literary magazine Profil in 1968.^[2]

References

↑ Dahl, Willy. "Arnulf Øverland". in Helle, Knut (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Arnulf_Øverland/utdypning. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Dahl, Willy (1989). "Tungetale-debatten" (in Norwegian). Tid og tekst 1935-1972. Norges litteratur. 3. Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 157–159.
↑ Rottem, Øystein. "Paal Brekke". in Helle, Knut (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Paal_Brekke/utdypning. Retrieved 20 April 2011.

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[1] Dahl, Willy. "Arnulf Øverland". in Helle, Knut (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Arnulf_Øverland/utdypning. Retrieved 20 April 2011.

[dahl3-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Dahl, Willy (1989). "Tungetale-debatten" (in Norwegian). Tid og tekst 1935-1972. Norges litteratur. 3. Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 157–159.

[3] Rottem, Øystein. "Paal Brekke". in Helle, Knut (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Paal_Brekke/utdypning. Retrieved 20 April 2011.