Henrik Wergeland (1808-45) was one of the leading figures in Scandinavian Romanticism and ranks as one of Norway's greatest poets.
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"Henrik Wergeland's battle on behalf of the admission of Jews to Norway and for the equality of man clearly had a decisive significance for the Jews who wished to settle in Norway, but it was also of great importance to Norway's reputation as a civilized, cultured state. No nation can avoid the judgment of history. And the judgment would have been harsh without Wergeland's exertions. As a fighter for freedom, Wergeland was a shining example to his contemporaries and a guiding light for the ages to follow."--Jo Benkow, president of the Norwegian Parliament, 1985-89 and 1989-93 "This timeless poetry has relevance and an important message, not least in our own time."--Michael Melchior, former Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel, Chief Rabbi of Norway "Wergeland's poems on the plight of the Jews will make his struggle known to a broader readership and give the rest of the world access to some of the greatest poems in Norwegian and Scandinavian literature."--Vigdis Ystad, University of Oslo