Dagne Groven Myhren (19 September 1940 – 29 April 2024) was a Norwegian literature researcher, folk musician and educator. Her literary studies have included significant works onHenrik Wergeland (earning her a PhD) and on Norwegian folk poetry. As a singer, she focused on the traditional songs ofTelemark, frequently contributing to radio programmes. Until her retirement in 2003, she was professor of Nordic Studies at theUniversity of Oslo.[1][2][3] Myhren died on 29 April 2024, at the age of 83.[4]
Born on 19 September 1940 in Oslo, Dagne Groven was the daughter of the composerEivind Olavsson Groven (1901–77) and his wife Ragna Charlotte Joselin née Hagen (1902–60).[5] The third of the family's four children, her elder sisterTone Groven Holmboe was a composer. She was married to the violinistMagne Myhren [no] (1937–2015) with whom she had two children, the folk musicianØyonn Groven Myhren (born 1969) and the philologist Eilev Groven Myhren (born 1973).[6] In addition to folklore, music and Nordic studies, in 1988 she earned a PhD for her thesis on Henrik Wergeland's poetical work:Creation, Man and the Messiah.[1]
Myrhen began lecturing in Nordic literature at the University of Oslo in 1972, becoming a full professor in 1998. She retired from the university in 2003.[1]
Her literary research centred on Wergeland's poemCreation, Man and the Messiah, culminating in her thesisKjærlighet og logos which was published as a book in 1991. She conducted research on the authorsHans E. Kinck andTarjei Vesaas and undertook an analysis ofHenrik Ibsen'sPeer Gynt.[3] She developed her interest in folklore in collaboration with her maternal auntIngeborg Refling Hagen and participated in her Stutting Movement.[1][7]
Encouraged by her father Eivind Groven and by the folk musicians Talleiv Røysland andAslak Brekke, Myrhen has developed a special interest in the vocal traditions of Telemark. As a singer, she has been complimented on her stylistic range and the sensitivity of her songs. Since 1964, she has made recordings and has presented folk music radio programmes onNRK. Her compositions include music for the verses of poets including Wergeland, Riefling andBjørnstjerne Bjørnson.[1]
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