Else Marie Høst, née Røysland (11 March 1908–August 1, 1996) was a Norwegian literary historian and author. Else Marie Røysland was born in

Stavanger Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the ...

, Norway. She was the daughter of Iver Johan Røysland (1870) and Gustava Aldén (1875-1932). In 1931 she married philologist Gunnar Høst (1900–1983), and became a daughter-in-law of Sigurd Høst. After a period of study in

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in 1930 and at the Swedish Institute in Rome during 1931, she attended the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo (; ) is a public university, public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation#Europe, oldest university in Norway. Originally named the Royal Frederick Univ ...

. She took her mag.art. degree in 1941 and dr.philos. degree in 1959 on the basis of her thesis ''Hedda Gabler. En monografi'' about Ibsen's

Hedda Gabler ''Hedda Gabler'' () is a play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. The world premiere was staged on 31 January 1891 at the Residenztheater in Munich. Ibsen himself was in attendance, although he remained back-stage.Meyer, Michael Lever ...

. She later wrote ''Vildanden av Henrik Ibsen'' (1967), a book about Ibsen's ''

The Wild Duck ''The Wild Duck'' (original Norwegian title: ''Vildanden'') is an 1884 play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It explores the complexities of truth and illusion through the story of a family torn apart by secrets and the intrusion of a ...

''. She also published several textbooks. In 1970 and 1971 she co-released ''Fransk lesning I'' and ''Fransk lesning II'' together with her husband.

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1908 births 1996 deaths University of Oslo alumni People from Stavanger Norwegian women philologists Norwegian literary historians Henrik Ibsen researchers 20th-century Norwegian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Norwegian women writers Women literary historians Norwegian women historians Norwegian women dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Norwegian philologists {{Norway-academic-bio-stub