Kjeld Abell

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9 Obscure Literary Terms

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9 American Countercultural Books

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Born	August 25, 1901 • Ribe • Denmark
Died	March 5, 1961 (aged 59) • Copenhagen • Denmark

Hans Christian Andersen

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Johannes Ewald

Danish poet

Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger

Danish author

Johannes Carsten Hauch

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Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann

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Johan Ludvig Heiberg

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Leif Panduro

Danish writer

Kaj Munk

Danish playwright

Johan Herman Wessel

Danish author

Klaus Rifbjerg

Danish writer

Hans Christian Branner

Danish author

Henrik Hertz

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Gustav Wied

Danish author

Peter Andreas Heiberg

Danish author

Ludvig Holberg, Baron Holberg

Scandinavian author

Jóhann Sigurjónsson

Icelandic writer

Gudmundur Kamban

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Howard Lindsay

American playwright

James Goldman

American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist

Mary Hayley Bell

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