Artur Adson

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Artur Adson (born February 3, 1889 in Tartu , † January 5, 1977 in Stockholm ) was an Estonian poet , writer and theater critic.

Early years

Artur Adson (actually Karl Arthur Adson ) attended school in Tartu, Sänna and Võru . After graduating from high school, he first learned geodesy in Pskow . In 1925/26 he studied literature at the University of Tartu . Artur Adson worked as a surveyor , journalist and theater critic in Estonia and Russia . He met Marie Under in 1913 . She had a powerful effect on him both personally and literarily. Both married in 1927.

writer

From 1917 Artud Adson belonged to the artist group Siuru . The sometimes very erotic, life-affirming poems had a great influence on Estonian literature . Later Adson was also active in the Tarapita group. In addition, Adson was one of the most outstanding poets in the South Estonian dialect. His poetry in Võro is still one of the most successful poems to this day. As an often conservative theater and literary critic, he exerted influence on the cultural scene in the Republic of Estonia.

exile

With the Soviet occupation of Estonia, Artur Adson and Marie Under had to flee into exile in Sweden . There he found work in an archive. However, both remained loyal to Estonian literature.

Volumes of poetry

  • "Henge palango" (1917)
  • "Vana laterna" (1919)
  • "Roosikrants" (1920)
  • "Kaduvik" (1927)
  • "Katai, kibuvits nink kivi" (1928)
  • "Pärlijõgi" (1931)
  • "Lehekülg ajaraamatust" (1937)
  • "Rahumäe kannel" (1973)

Plays

  • Läheb mööda (1923)
  • Toomapäev (1928)
  • Neli Kuningat (1931)
  • Lauluisa ja Kirjaneitsi (1930)
  • Iluduskuninganna (1932)

German translations

A single poem by Artur Adson has been translated into German and published in the Berliner Börsen-Zeitung in 1941.

Secondary literature

  • Sirje Kiin: Marie Under ja Artur Adson, in: Looming 10/2009, pp. 1389–1409.
  • Vaapo Vaher: Adson Hiiumaal. Peatükk saare kirjandusloost , in: Looming 5/2015, pp. 695–717.
  • Mart Velsker: Henrik Visnapuu, Artur Adson ja lõunaeestikeelne luule, in: Looming 9/2017, pp. 1352–1359.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mart Velsker: Henrik Visnapuu, Artur Adson ja lõunaeestikeelne luule, in: Looming 9/2017, pp. 1352-1359.
  2. ↑ No. 404 of August 30, 1941, individual references see Cornelius Hasselblatt : Estonian Literature in German Language 1784–2003. Bibliography of primary and secondary literature. Bremen: Hempen Verlag 2004, p. 27.
personal data
SURNAME Adson, Artur
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Adson, Karl Arthur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian poet, writer and theater critic
DATE OF BIRTH February 3, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH Tartu
DATE OF DEATH 5th January 1977
Place of death Stockholm