Hans Andrias Djurhuus
Hans Andrias Djurhuus (20 October 1883 – 6 May 1951) was a
Biography
Djurhuus was born and died in Tórshavn. His brother Janus Djurhuus, who was two years older, is also one of the well-known poets of the Faroe Islands. He also had an older sister called Armgarð Maria Djurhuus, which was born in 1880. She died at a young age of 39 years old. They were born and raised in a house in the old part of Tórshavn, which is called Áarstova, down in the eastern harbour; only the brothers are often referred to as the Áarstovu Brothers (Áarstovubrøðurnir) and not their sister. [3] [4]
The brother's great grandfather was Jens Christian Djurhuus (1773–1853), who was the first to write poems in the Faroese language.[1]
After finishing school Hans Andreas worked as a fisherman for a short period, then attended folkschool (Føroya Fólkaháskúli). He then studied at the Faroese Teachers School (Føroya Læraraskúli), graduating in 1905. He worked as a school teacher in Sandavágur, Klaksvík, Tvøroyri and Tórshavn. He also edited the newspaper Dúgvan from 1909 to 1910. [5]
Bibliography
- Ritsavn. ill. by William Heinesen. Tórshavn, 1952–1958, 7 vol. (collection of all of H.A. Djurhuus's works)
Poems
- 1905: Hin gamla søgan (The Old Story)
- 1915: Barnarímur (children's poems). New edition published in 2000, ill. by ISBN 99918-1-237-7
- 1916: Hildarljóð
- 1922: Søgumál. Tórshavn: Felagið Varðin – 126 pp.
- 1925: Sjómansrímur. (Seamen's poems). Notes published in 1993.
- 1932: Halgiljóð. Tórshavn: Varðin – 52 pp.
- 1934: Morgun- og kvøldsálmar (Morning- and evenings psalms)
- 1934: Undir víðum lofti. Tórshavn: Varðin – 415 pp. (utvalgte dikt). Nytt opplag 1970
- 1936: Yvir teigar og tún. Tórshavn: Varðin – 345 pp. (collected poems)
- 1936: Havet sang
Plays
- 1908: Marita
- 1917: Annika
- 1930: Álvaleikur
- 1930: Eitt ódnarkvøld (On a Stormy Night)
- 1933: Traðarbøndur
- 1935: Ólavsøkumynd
- 1936: Løgmansdótturin á Steig
- 1947: Leygarkvøld í Bringsnagøtu. Published as a book, Tórshavn, Varðin, 1947 – 61 pages
Other works
- 1922: Eitt ár til skips ("One year on board" – short-stories and fairytales)
- 1922: Barnabókin (The Children's Book)
- 1927: Barnabókin, økt útgáva. New and changed edition 1970
- 1924: Føroya søga. Eitt stutt yvirlit. Tórshavn: Felagið Varðin – 59 S. (Faroese history)
- 1952: Føroya søga, økt útgáva. New edition published in 1963
- 1927: Beinta (novel, based on the legend of Beinta Broberg; this was also the basis of Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen's novel Barbara some years later)
- 1929: Ævintýr (Fairytale)
- 1950: Í mánalýsi
- 1975: Fyrisagnir til skúlabrúks. – Tórshavn: Føroya skúlabókagrunnur, 39 pp. (essays for teaching in the Faroese language for children)
Djurhuus in Norwegian translation
- 1936 Havet song. In Norwegian translation by Peter Molaug. Gyldendal forlag
References
- ^ a b Snar.fo, Hans Andrias Djurhuus (1883-1951)
- ^ Joensen, Sofus. 1983. Føroyskar bókmentir 3. Tórshavn: Føroya skúlabókagrunnur, p. 368.
- ^ "J.H.O. Djurhuus". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "Áarstova". Fodor’s. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "Hans Andrias Djurhuus". Faroeartstamps. Archived from the original on March 2, 2006. Retrieved August 1, 2018.