Arthur Machen
Around 1890 Machen began to publish in literary magazines, writing stories influenced by the works of Robert Louis Stevenson, some of which used gothic or fantastic themes. This led to his first major success, "The Great God Pan". It was published in 1894 by John Lane in the noted Keynotes Series, which was part of the growing aesthetic movement of the time. Machen's story was widely denounced for its sexual and horrific content and consequently sold well, going into a second edition.
Stein Mehren
He made his literary debut with the poetry collection "Gjennom stillheten en natt" in 1960. Other collections from the 1960s are "Alene med en himmel" (1962), "Mot en verden av lys" (1963), "Gobelin Europa" (1965), "Tids alder" (1966), and "Aurora. Det Niende Mørke" (1969). Among his essay collections are "Samtidsmuseet og andre tekster" (1966), "Maskinen og menneskekroppen" (1970), and "Myten og den irrasjonelle fornuft" (two volumes, 1977 and 1980). He has written two plays, "Narren og hans hertug" (1968, staged at Nationaltheatret), and "Den store søndagsfrokosten" (1976). In the 1970s he wrote two novels, "De utydelige" (1972) and "Titanene" (1974).