Jesper Svenbro (born 10 March 1944) is a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

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 writte ...

, classical philologist, and member of the

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Biography

Svenbro was born in

Landskrona Landskrona (old da, Landskrone) is a town in Scania, Sweden. Located on the shores of the Öresund, it occupies a natural port, which has lent the town at first military and subsequent commercial significance. Ferries operate from Landskrona t ...

Scania Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces of Sweden, provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conte ...

, Sweden. He was educated at

Lund University , motto = Ad utrumque , mottoeng = Prepared for both , established = , type = Public research university , budget = SEK 9 billion poetics Poetics is the theory of structure, form, and discourse within literature, and, in particular, within poetry. History The term ''poetics'' derives from the Ancient Greek ποιητικός ''poietikos'' "pertaining to poetry"; also "creative" an ...

. Other works include '':'' (1988). He is director of research at Centre Louis Gernet ( CRCSA) in Paris. In 2006, he was elected a member of the

, succeeding the poet Östen Sjöstrand in seat 8. His poetry has been translated into English by the Swedish critic Lars-Håkan Svensson and the American poet John Matthias, and appearing, among other venues, in the journal ''Samizdat'' and the volume ''The Three-Toed Gull: Selected Poems,'' published by Northwestern University Press. In 2010, Svenbro was awarded the

Illis quorum ''Illis quorum'' (''Illis quorum meruere labores'') (English: "For Those Whose Labors Have Deserved It"), is a gold medal awarded for outstanding contributions to Swedish culture, science or society. The award was introduced in 1784 by King Gust ...

in the eighth size by the Swedish government.

Bibliography

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References

Jesper Svenbro
official presentation at Centre Louis Gernet
SvD:s litteraturpristagare pendlar mellan samtiden och antiken
, interview in ''

Svenska Dagbladet ''Svenska Dagbladet'' (, "The Swedish Daily News"), abbreviated SvD, is a daily newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. History and profile The first issue of ''Svenska Dagbladet'' appeared on 18 December 1884. During the beginning of the ...

'', 28 November 2005.
Nya ledamöter i Svenska Akademien
, official press release from the Swedish Academy 1944 births Living people People from Landskrona Municipality Writers from Scania Members of the Swedish Academy Swedish male writers Swedish-language writers Hellenists Recipients of the Illis quorum {{Sweden-bio-stub