Forays into Swedish Poetry by Lars Gustafsson (English) Paperback Book

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Analyses of fifteen great Swedish poems, covering a span of nearly 350 years.

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When poet/critic Lars Gustafsson was the editor of Bonniers Litterara Magasin, he was bombarded with the question, "What makes a good poem?" Forays into Swedish Poetry is his answer.The fifteen poems in this volume range across the history of Swedish poetry from the 1640s, at the beginning of the Period of Great Power, to the late twentieth century. Poets as diverse as Skogekar Bergbo, Erik Johan Stagnelius, August Strindberg, and Vilhelm Ekelund are discussed from historical, psychological, and sociopolitical viewpoints. However, Gustafsson includes only those poems he considers excellent.Each essay begins with a presentation of the poem both in Swedish and in English translation. Gustafsson's analyses are built upon his subjective experiences with poems and poets and upon a more objective structural approach that investigates the actual machinery of the poems. Thus, Gustafsson enlightens us with his always imaginative, sometimes daring analyses, and we learn a great deal about the critic himself in the process. One of his main concerns is what he calls, in his discussion of Edith Soedergran, the very mysteriousness of human existence. Time and again, Gustafsson emphasizes the enigmatic, arcane aspects of life in his analyses. In contrast, his vocabulary and approach also bespeak a constant interest in science and technology.In his introduction, Robert T. Rovinsky, the volume's translator, presents examples of Gustafsson's various thematic interests as voiced in his poems, several of which are translated here for the first time. While "The Machines" explores his theory of people as automatons and "Conversation between Philosophers" his linguistic pessimism, Gustafsson's work as a whole shows his enchantment with its major theme: the intrinsic mystery of life.

Author Biography

Lars Gustafsson has earned a sizable reputation in Europe as a critic and an author. He has published numerous books, including novels, poetry collections, dramas, philosophical works, and critical studies. His works have been translated into English, German, Hebrew, and other languages. He taught for many years at the University of Texas at Austin and now lives in Sweden.Robert T. Rovinsky is an independent scholar of Scandanavian literature.

Table of Contents

Translator's IntroductionA Partial Gustafsson BibliographyIntroductionSkogekär BergboJosef Julius WecksellAugust StrindbergBertil MalmbergTomas TranströmerGunnar EkelöfOla HanssonGöran Printz-PåhlsonGeorg StiernhielmVilhelm EkelundGunnar BjörlingErik Johan StagneliusSandro Key-ÅbergEdith SödergranErik Blomberg

Long Description

When poet/critic Lars Gustafsson was the editor of Bonniers Litter

Details ISBN0292741081 Author Robert T. Rovinsky Short Title FORAYS INTO SWEDISH POETRY Publisher University of Texas Press Language English Translator Robert T. Rovinsky ISBN-10 0292741081 ISBN-13 9780292741089 Media Book Format Paperback Imprint University of Texas Press Place of Publication Austin, TX Country of Publication United States Illustrations black & white illustrations Pages 140 Translated from Swedish Year 1978 Publication Date 1978-08-01 AU Release Date 1978-08-01 NZ Release Date 1978-08-01 US Release Date 1978-08-01 UK Release Date 1978-08-01 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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