His most widespread works as a literary historian are the three last volumes of Norsk Litteraturhistorie, covering the period after World War II, Fra Brekke til Mehren 1945–1965 (volume 6, published 1995), Inn i medietidsalderen 1965–1980 (volume 7, 1997) and Vår egen tid 1980–1998 (volume 8, 1998).
In the mid 1950s Brekke participated in the debate on lyrical form, and opposed André Bjerke and Arnulf Øverland in the so-called Glossolalia debate.
Paal Nilssen-Love | Paal-Helge Haugen | Paal Frisvold | Paal Brekke |