Gustaf Philip Creutz
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Count Gustaf Philip Creutz (Swedish pronunciation:
Biography
Creutz was born in
His greatest work is contained in the 1762 volume, the idyll of Atis och Camilla; the exquisite little pastoral entitled Daphne was published at the same time, and Gyllenborg was the first to proclaim the supremacy of his friend.[1]
In 1763, Creutz practically closed his poetical career; he went to
In 1783, King Gustav III of Sweden recalled him and heaped honours upon him, but he died soon after.[1] In 1784, he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.[citation needed]
Atis och Camilla was long the most admired poem in the Swedish language; it is written in a spirit of pastoral which is now to some degree faded, but in comparison with most of the other productions of the time it is freshness itself. Creutz introduced a melody and grace into the Swedish tongue which it lacked before, and he has been styled the last artificer of the language.[1]
See also
- List of people on stamps of the United States
References
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Creutz, Gustaf Filip, Count". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 431. This work in turn cites:
- Creutz och Gyllenborgs Vitterhetsarbeten (Stockholm, 1795)
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Further reading
- Arvid Hultin (1913), Gustaf Filip Creutz : hans levnad och vittra skrifter / av Arvid Hultin., Wikidata Q113396214