In Danish literature, which 19th-century poet and dramatist wrote the Danish national romantic play Elverhøj (1828) with music by Friedrich Kuhlau?
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Correct answer: C. Johan Ludvig Heiberg
- Step 1: Johan Ludvig Heiberg wrote the national play Elverhøj for the royal wedding in 1828, featuring the royal anthem Kong Christian stod ved højen mast. Answer: Johan Ludvig Heiberg. Why not the others: Adam Oehlenschläger wrote Aladdin, B.S. Ingemann wrote morning and evening hymns, and Carsten Hauch wrote romantic tragedies.
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