Guðmundur Böðvarsson
Guðmundur Böðvarsson (born September 1, 1904 in Kirkjuból , † April 13, 1974 in Reykjavík ) was an Icelandic poet and translator .
Life
Guðmundur was the son of a farmer. He himself also initially worked as a farmer. From 1959 to 1962 he worked in the library of Hafnarfjörður . Guðmundur wrote stories and poems.
Works
Volumes of poetry
- Kyssti mig sól (1936, the sun kissed me)
- Hin hvítu skip (1939, The White Ships)
- Álfar kvöldsins (1941, The Elves of the Evening)
- Undir óttunnar himni (1944, Under the Heaven of Fear)
- Kristallinn í hylnum (1952, The Crystal in the Deep)
- Kvæðasafn (1956, collected poems)
- Minn guð og þinn (1960, My God and yours)
- Saltkorn í mold I / II (1962/1965, grain of salt in the hollow)
- Landsvísur (1963, country poems)
- Hríðarspor (1965, storm track)
- Innan hringsins (1969, in a circle)
- Þjóðhátíðaljóð (1974)
- Dante Alighieri : tólf kviður úr Gleðileiknum guðdómlega / La Divina Commedia (1968, Twelve Chants from the Divine Comedy, adaptation)
stories
- Dyr í vegginn (1958, A door in the wall)
Work edition
stories
- Safnrit I. Línur upp og niður: Atreifur og aðrir fuglar (1971, look up and down: Atreifus and other birds)
- Safnrit II. Línur upp og niður: Konan sem lá úti (1972, The woman who lay there)
- Safnrit III.Línur upp og niður: ,, - og fjaðrirnar fjórar ”(1973, --- and four feathers)
Poems
- Safnrit IV. Ljóðasafn I (1974, Collected Poems)
- Safnrit V. Ljóðasafn II (1975)
- Safnrite VI. Ljóðasafn III (1976)
- Safnrite VII. Ljóðasafn IV (1976)
further reading
- Silja Aðalsteinsdóttir : Skáldið sem sólin kyssti. Ævisaga Guðmundar Böðvarssonar . Hörpuútgáfan, Reykjavík 1994
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Guðmundur Böðvarsson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Icelandic poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kirkjuból , Iceland |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 13, 1974 |
| Place of death | Reykjavík |