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Atom Poets
The Atom Poets were a group of Icelandic modernist poets working in the wake of modernist poets like Steinn Steinarr and Jón úr Vör, the most prominent of whom were Einar Bragi, Hannes Sigfússon, Jón Óskar, Sigfús Daðason, Dagur Sigurðarson and Stefán Hörður Grímsson, who all began their careers in the 1940s and 1950s. The term was coined by Icelandic's Nobel Prize-winning novelist Halldór Laxness in his 1948 novel ''The Atom Station The Atom Station ( is, Atómstöðin) is a novel by Icelandic author Halldór Laxness, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1955. The initial print run sold out on the day it was published, for the first time in Icelandic history. ...'': in Daisy Nejmann's summary, "the atom poet in the novel is a bad poet and a less than sympathetic character." The name, at first used pejoratively, stuck, and came to mean all poetry written in a non-traditional manner. In contrast, the atom poets' work is more complex and introspec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its surrounding areas) is home to over 65% of the population. Iceland is the biggest part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that rises above sea level, and its central volcanic plateau is erupting almost constantly. The interior consists of a plateau characterised by sand and lava fields, mountains, and glaciers, and many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate, despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle. Its high latitude and marine influence keep summers chilly, and most of its islands have a polar climate. According to the ancient manuscript , the settlement of Iceland began in 874 AD when the Norwegian chieftain Ingólfr Arnarson became the first p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modernist Literature
Literary modernism, or modernist literature, originated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and is characterized by a self-conscious break with traditional ways of writing, in both poetry and prose fiction writing. Modernism experimented with literary form and expression, as exemplified by Ezra Pound's maxim to "Make it new." This literary movement was driven by a conscious desire to overturn traditional modes of representation and express the new sensibilities of their time. The horrors of the First World War saw the prevailing assumptions about society reassessed, and much modernist writing engages with the technological advances and societal changes of modernity moving into the 20th century. Origins and precursors In the 1880s, increased attention was given to the idea that it was necessary to push aside previous norms entirely, instead of merely revising past knowledge in light of contemporary techniques. The theories of Sigmund Freud (1856–1939), and Ernst Mach (183 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poet
A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or written), or they may also perform their art to an audience. The work of a poet is essentially one of communication, expressing ideas either in a literal sense (such as communicating about a specific event or place) or metaphorically. Poets have existed since prehistory, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary greatly in different cultures and periods. Throughout each civilization and language, poets have used various styles that have changed over time, resulting in countless poets as diverse as the literature that (since the advent of writing systems) they have produced. History In Ancient Rome, professional poets were generally sponsored by patrons, wealthy supporters including nobility and military officials. For inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steinn Steinarr
Steinn Steinarr (born Aðalsteinn Kristmundsson, 13 October 1908 – 25 May 1958) was an Icelandic poet. He is one of Iceland's major poets and wrote both modernist and traditional poems. Early life Steinn Steinarr was nicknamed Alli (a standard nickname for Aðalsteinn). His farm laborer parents in northwest Iceland (sveitabæ) were so poor that the local authorities divided up the family. The three oldest children were shipped off for adoption, during which relocation the oldest died. The rest of the family was escorted off to a west coast farm. Before long Alli was the only family member left on the farm, where he languished in misery. In all probability the world would never have heard from him again had it not been for an elderly governess three years later. Her name was Kristin Tómasdóttir. She discovered the boy by accident and was so shocked to witness the abuse he had suffered that she adopted him on the spot. It soon dawned on Kristín, however, that Alli was no ord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jón úr Vör
Jón úr Vör (1917–2000) was an Icelandic poet. He has been credited, along with Steinn Steinarr, as being one of those who brought a modernist approach into Icelandic poetry. This was through the publication of his book of poems in 1946 entitled ''Þorpið'' (''The Village''). Selected publications * Jón úr Vör. (1956) ''Þorpið'', Reykjavík: Heimskringla. * Steinn Steinarr, Jón úr Vör, Matthías Johannessen, and Marshall Brement Marshall Brement (, in New York City, in Tucson, Arizona) was a career United States Foreign Service officer who served as United States Ambassador to Iceland in 1981–1985 and, after retirement, was a professor at the University of Virginia. ... (1985) Three modern Icelandic poets: selected poems of Steinn Steinarr, Jón úr Vör and Matthías Johannessen. Reykjavík, Iceland: Iceland Review. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jon ur Vor 1917 births 2000 deaths Icelandic male poets 20th-century Icelandic poets 20th-century male writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Einar Bragi
Einar Bragi (or Einar Bragi Sigurðsson) (7 April 1921, Eskifjördur - 26 March 2005, Reykjavík) was an Icelandic poet and publisher. He was a modernist who founded and edited the journal '' Birtingur'', the leading forum for modernism in Iceland at the time. Einar Bragi published nine books of poetry between 1950 and 1980. He is known as one of the Atom Poets. He also translated poetry into Icelandic. Poetry Einar Bragi's first two books were published while he was studying in Sweden; he returned to Iceland in 1953. His early writing was often polemic, and in the early stages of his career he felt the need to defend his own poetry and that of the other Atom Poets, arguing that modern poetry was intrinsically different from traditional poetry. Like other poets of his generation, he was influenced by Tómas Guðmundsson, and "even attempted to match Tómas Guðmundsson's polish in style." His subject matter includes love and nature, often joined together, and he is critical of g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannes Sigfússon
Hannes Sigfússon (1922–1997) was an Icelandic poet and writer. He was an editor of ''Birtingur'', the journal of the Atom Poets The Atom Poets were a group of Icelandic modernist poets working in the wake of modernist poets like Steinn Steinarr and Jón úr Vör, the most prominent of whom were Einar Bragi, Hannes Sigfússon, Jón Óskar, Sigfús Daðason, Dagur Sigurða ....Neijmann, Daisy L.(2007)A history of Icelandic literature In addition to his poetry, Sigfússon published novels and memoirs and was active as a translator. Selected works *Dymbilvaka. 1949 *Imbrudagar. 1951 *Strandið : skáldsaga. 1955. *Sprek á eldinn. 1961 *Kyrjálaheiði. 1995 References Hannes Sigfússon Modernist poets 1922 births 1997 deaths Hannes Sigfússon {{Iceland-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jón Óskar
Jón Óskar Ásmundsson (18 July 1921, in Akranes – 20 October 1998, in Reykjavík) was an Icelandic poet born in Akranes Akranes () is a port town and municipality on the west coast of Iceland, around north of the capital Reykjavík. The area where Akranes is located was settled in the 9th century; however, it did not receive a municipal charter until 1942. His .... Jón Óskar is typically categorized as one of the Icelandic Atom Poets. In addition to poetry, short stories, literary articles, and a novel, he also produced a multi-volume biography. He was a musician and this influenced the sound of his poetry. Recurring themes in his work are daily life in general but also and in particular 'love'. He also translated some French poetry into Icelandic.Neijmann, Daisy L. ed (2007) A History of Icelandic Literature, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, Nebraska References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jon Oskar 1921 births 1998 deaths Icelandic translators Icelandic male po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigfús Daðason
Sigfús Daðason (1928–1996) was one of the more notable 20th-century Icelandic poets. It has been claimed that Daðason "changed the poetic landscape in Iceland". He was one of the pioneers of the Modern movement.Ljóðhús - elements of poetry Sigfús Daðason by Thorsteinn Thorsteinsson (2008) Daðason published his first book of poetry in 1957, and followed this a year later with an influential essay, 'Defence of Poetry', on new trends in poetry. He spent eight years in France studying the Latin language, culture, and French and German literature at the Sorbonne. On his return to Iceland, Daðason edited a cultural review and worked as a publisher. He wrote many essays on literature and culture as well as his books of poetry. Daðason has been categorised as one of the 'Atom Poets The Atom Poets were a group of Icelandic modernist poets working in the wake of modernist poets like Steinn Steinarr and Jón úr Vör, the most prominent of whom were Einar Bragi, Hannes Sigfús ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagur Sigurðarson
Dagur Sigurðarson (6 August 1937 – 19 February 1994) was an Icelandic poet, translator and visual artist. Family His maternal niece is Katrín Jakobsdóttir, the former Prime Minister of Iceland. Books * ''Shares in the Sunset'' - 1958 * ''The Millennium Adventure'' - 1960 * ''The Dog Farm or the Reconstruction of the Economy'' - 1963 * ''Níðstaung hin meiri'' - 1965 * ''Some American Poems'' - 1966 (translations) * ''Rough metal and gray silver'' - 1971 * ''Conscious widening of the buttocks'' - 1974 * ''The Queen of the Jungle Sacrifices Tarsan'' - 1974 * ''Fagurskinna'' - 1976 * ''Karlson and kerling hel'' - 1976 * ''Ordinary Housewife'' - 1977 * ''Sunshine Fool'' - 1980 * ''Before Laugavegur eruption'' - 1985 * ''Kella is not related to them'' - 1988 * ''Glímuskjálfti'' - 1989 (Total collection of poems of the day) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sigurdarson, Dagur 1994 deaths 1937 births 20th-century Icelandic poets, Dagur Sigurdarson 20th-century Icelandic a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefán Hörður Grímsson
Stefán Hörður Grímsson (31 March 1919, Hafnarfjörður – 18 September 2002, Reykjavík) was an Icelandic modernist, one of the Atom Poets The Atom Poets were a group of Icelandic modernist poets working in the wake of modernist poets like Steinn Steinarr and Jón úr Vör, the most prominent of whom were Einar Bragi, Hannes Sigfússon, Jón Óskar, Sigfús Daðason, Dagur Sigurða .... His first book of poetry came out in 1946, but he gained attention for his second book of poems in 1951; he published a third book of poetry in 1970. External linksIceland literature site Stefan Hordur Grimsson 1919 births 2002 deaths Stefan Hordur Grimsson {{Iceland-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halldór Laxness
Halldór Kiljan Laxness (; born Halldór Guðjónsson; 23 April 1902 – 8 February 1998) was an Icelandic writer and winner of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature. He wrote novels, poetry, newspaper articles, essays, plays, travelogues and short stories. Writers who influenced Laxness included August Strindberg, Sigmund Freud, Knut Hamsun, Sinclair Lewis, Upton Sinclair, Bertolt Brecht and Ernest Hemingway. Early years Halldór Guðjónsson was born in Reykjavík in 1902. When he was three his family moved to the Laxnes farm in Mosfellsbær, Mosfellssveit parish. He was brought up and enormously influenced by his grandmother who "... sang me ancient songs before I could talk, told me stories from heathen times and sang me cradle songs from the Catholic era... " He started to read books and write stories at an early age and attended the technical school in Reykjavík from 1915 to 1916. His earliest published writing appeared in 1916 in the children's newspapers ''Æskan'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
