Anthology of Swedish Lyrics from 1750 to 1915

By Charles Wharton Stork

Book Overview

""An Anthology of Swedish Lyrics from 1750 to 1915"" is a comprehensive collection of Swedish poetry compiled and translated into English by Charles Wharton Stork. The book includes works by some of Sweden's most celebrated poets, such as Carl Michael Bellman, Erik Johan Stagnelius, and Gustaf Fr������ding. The anthology is divided into four sections, each covering a different time period in Swedish literature. The poems are presented in their original Swedish text alongside Stork's English translations, allowing readers to appreciate the beauty and nuance of the original language while also understanding the meaning of the poetry. The book also includes an introduction by Stork, providing historical context and insight into the development of Swedish poetry over time. Overall, ""An Anthology of Swedish Lyrics from 1750 to 1915"" is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in Swedish literature, poetry, or language.1917. The translator's aim was to provide an introductory volume to Swedish lyric poetry. Stork writes that he believes the real genius of Swedish poetry became more marked as the national character began to develop under freer, more modern, conditions the poetry he has selected comes from the later lyrists-1870 to the present time. Poetry from fourteen living poets is included, but the accent in selection was strongly placed upon these nine principal poets; Bellman, Tegner, Runebert, Rydberg, Snoilsky, Froding, Levertin, Heidenstam and Karlfeldt.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 141791517X
• ISBN13: 9781417915170
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"