Elsa Grave
Elsa Margareta Grave (born January 17, 1918 in Nyvång (now Åstorp ), Sweden , † June 17, 2003 in Laholm ) was a Swedish poet and playwright .
life and work
Elsa Grave was born as the daughter of an engineer in northern Skåne . She studied art in Paris and with Isaac Grünewald in Stockholm . She earned the Bachelor in Romance languages and literature , art history and Nordic history of religion at the University of Lund .
In her work, Grave transferred impressions, especially from Marc Chagall , into visions and dreams based on painting . Later she dealt with the hunger and suffering of the world. Her subjects were motherhood and the role of women in modern society. Her work was characterized by a dark sense of humor.
Publications
- Incremental 1943
- Som en flygande Skalbagge 1945
- Bortförklaring 1948
- Den blåa himlen 1949
- Medusan och djävulen 1949
- Avskedsövning 1951
- Påfågeln 1952
- Isskåpet 1952
- 9 elegier 1953
- Ariel 1955
- Lufthav 1956
- Från taggarnas värld 1958
- Luciafirarna 1959
- Positive promotion policy 1959
- Isdityramb 1960
- Höstfärd 1961
- Tre lyriska gräl 1962
- Dicters 1943–1963
- Sphinxes 1963
- Höjdförlust 1965
- Medan vi låg och sov 1966
- Hunger Sunday 1967
- Dicters 1968
- Vid nödäge 1969
- Mödrar som vargar 1972
- Avfall. Från och till 1974
- Slutförbannelser 1977
- En tid i paradiset 1981
- Evighetens barnbarn 1982
- För isdemoner är fan en snögubbe 1985
- Sataneller 1989
Web links
- Elsa Grave Society (Swedish)
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- ↑ Gero von Wilpert: Lexicon of world literature: foreign language authors. Kröner, Stuttgart 2004, p. 698.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grave, Elsa |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grave, Elsa Margareta (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish poet and playwright |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 17, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nyvång (now part of Åstorp ), Sweden |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 17, 2003 |
| Place of death | Laholm |