Jón Thoroddsen elder
Jón Thoroddsen elder (October 5, 1818 – March 8, 1868) was an Icelandic poet and novelist.
Biography
He was born at
His son, Þorvaldur Thoroddsen, became a well-known scientist.
Work
He is the first novel writer of Iceland. Jónas Hallgrímsson had led the way by his short stories, but the earliest veritable Icelandic novel was Jón Thóroddsen's Piltur og Stúlka (“Boy and Girl”), a picture of Icelandic country life. Later followed Maður og Kona (“Man and Woman”), published after his death by the Icelandic Literary Society. His poems, mostly satirical, are popular; he follows Jónas Hallgrímsson closely in his style.
Thoroddsen's poem "Krummi svaf í klettagjá" makes up the lyrics of a well known folk song in Iceland.
In English
- Lad and Lass, a Story of Life in Iceland, trans. by Arthur Middleton Reeves, London: S. Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, ltd. (1890)
References
- Sýnisbók íslenskra bókmennta frá 1550 til 1900, Kristján Eiríksson tók saman, Reykjavík 2003.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Blöndal, Sigfús (1911). "Thóroddsen, Jón Þor Ðarson". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). p. 811.
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