Adam Oehlenschläger
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Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger | |
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Born | Copenhagen, Denmark | 14 November 1779
Died | 20 January 1850 Copenhagen, Denmark | (aged 70)
Occupation | Poet, playwright |
Nationality | Danish |
Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
Notable works | Hakon Jarl hin Rige (1807) Axel og Valborg (1810) Nordens guder (1819) |
Spouse | Christiane Georgine Elisabeth Heger (1782-1841) |
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Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger (Danish pronunciation: [ˈɛːtɑm ˈkʌtlʌp ˈøˀln̩ˌsleːjɐ]; 14 November 1779 – 20 January 1850) was a Danish poet and playwright. He introduced romanticism into Danish literature. He wrote the lyrics to the song Der er et yndigt land, which is one of the national anthems of Denmark.[1][2][3][4]
Biography
He was born in Vesterbro, then a suburb of Copenhagen. His father, Joachim Conrad Oehlenschläger (1748–1827) was at that time organist of Frederiksberg Church and later, keeper of the royal palace of Frederiksberg. The poet's mother Martha Marie Hansen (1745–1800) suffered from depression, which afterwards deepened into melancholy madness.[note 1]
Oehlenschläger and his sister
Oehlenschläger was
In the summer of 1802, when Oehlenschläger had an old
The next two years saw the production of several exquisite works, in particular the epic of Thors Reise til Jotunheim, the poem in
In the spring of 1806 he went on to
In July 1808 he left Paris and spent the autumn and winter in
From 1814 to 1819 his admirers were engaged in a long and angry controversy with
Personal life
Adam Oehlenschläger married Christiane Georgine Elisabeth Heger (1782-1841) in 1810. She was the sister of Kamma Rahbek (1775–1829), the wife of Knud Lyne Rahbek (1760–1830). Oehlenschläger died 20 January 1850 and was buried in the cemetery of Frederiksberg Church. [12] [13]
Legacy
Adam Oehlenschläger was one of the principal pioneers of the
The earliest are the best: Oehlenschlager's dramatic masterpiece being his first tragedy, Hakon Jarl. Although his inspiration came from Germany, he is not much like a German poet, except when he is consciously following Goethe; his analogy is rather to be found among English poets than his contemporaries. [note 1]
Honours
- In 1829 he was publicly laurel-crowned in Lund Cathedral as the "king of Nordic Poetry" and the "Scandinavian King of Song" by Esaias Tegnér, Bishop of the Diocese of Växjö (1782–1846). [note 1] [15]
- On his seventieth birthday (14 November 1849) a public festival was arranged in his honor. He was decorated by the king of Denmark as a Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Dannebrog.[16] [note 1]
Footnotes
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j public domain: Gosse, Edmund (1911). "Öhlenschläger, Adam Gottlob". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 33–34. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
References
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. "Not One but Two National Anthems". Denmark.dk. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Adam Oehlenschläger". Den Store Danske. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Adam Oehlenschläger". Litteratursiden. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Adam Oehlenschläger". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Ørsted, Sophie Wilhelmine Bertha, 1782-18181". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Ørsted, Anders Sandøe, 1778-1860". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Henrik Steffens". Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling". Salmonsens konversationsleksikon. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Fichte, Johann Gottlieb". Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ Beaumont 1985, p. 62.
- ^ "Germaine de Staël". Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Kamma and Knud Lyne Rahbek". Bakkehuset. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Frederiksberg Kirke og kirkegården". Guide til Dansk Guldalder. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Ludvig Holberg". Den Store Danske. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Tegnér, Esaias T." Nordisk familjebok. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ Handelsblad (Het) 27 November 1849
Sources
- ISBN 0-571-13149-2.
Further reading
- Andersen, Vilhelm (1899). Adam Oehlenschläger, et livs poesi (København, Nordiske forlag).
External links
- Works by Adam Oehlenschläger at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Adam Oehlenschläger at Internet Archive
- Works by Adam Oehlenschläger at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Oehlenschläger, author presentation in Project Runeberg
- Aladdin, or, The wonderful lamp, by Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger, William Blackwood & Sons, 1863