Helge Rode

Helge Rode (Frederiksberg, 16 October 1870, 23 March 1937)[1] was a Danish writer and critic, and journalist for Politiken, Berlingske Tidende, and Illustreret Tidende.[2] He was a son of Margrethe Rode,[3] the brother of politician Ove Rode,[4] and father of actor Ebbe Rode.[5] In 1905, he married the writer Edith Rode with whom he had four children.[6]

Authors Holger Drachmann (middle) and Ebbe Rode in Skagen

He was a critic of Georg Brandes and the Modern Breakthrough.[4] Composer Carl Nielsen's piece Moderen (The Mother) was written for a play by Rode in 1920-21

References
  1. Helge Rode Archived 2012-12-27 at the Wayback Machine at Arkiv for Dansk Litteratur
  2. Helge Rode (1870-1937) Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine at Nomos-DK.dk
  3. Iversen, Irene. "Margrethe Vullum". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  4. Helge Rode entry at Gyldendal Encyklopædi
  5. Helge Rode - Dansk forfatter at Gravsted.dk
  6. Kühlmann, Lone. "Edith Rode (1879 - 1956)" (in Danish). Kvinfo. Retrieved 17 September 2020.


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