Article: Catalysts to Disunion: Sigurd Ibsen and Ringeren, 1898-1899.(Critical Essay)

ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1898, the first issue of Ringeren, a weekly magazine about contemporary politics, culture, and criticism appeared in Kristiania. The magazine's name was chosen, according to its founder and editor, Sigurd Ibsen, the son of playwright Henrik Ibsen, "because the weekly's purpose was to wake up and admonish, to toll the bell for all contemporary questions, both at home and abroad, which call for our common attention."(1) Any relevant social question would be considered for publication, according to Ibsen, but Ringeren also included a wide range of essays on European and American literature.(2) As the son of Henrik Ibsen, Sigurd believed social and ...