Jóhann Sigurjónsson
Jóhann Sigurjónsson (born June 19, 1880 in Laxamýri, Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla ; † August 31, 1919 in Copenhagen ) was an Icelandic playwright . He has written pieces in Icelandic and Danish .
Life
The son of a farmer studied at the University of Copenhagen , where he was influenced by Georg Brandes and Nietzsche's philosophy .
His best-known drama is Bjærg-Eyvind og hans hustru (1911, German: Berg-Eyvind and his wife ), which tells of the outlawed Fjalla-Eyvindur and his wife Halla. The sad lullaby Sofðu unga ástin mín (Sleep my young love), known in Iceland, comes from this piece . The template was taken up in 1918 by the Swedish director Victor Sjöström and filmed with himself in the lead role (Swedish original title: Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru ).
Almost as well known is his play Galdra-Loftur (Loftur the Magician ); the Danish title is Ønsket (The Wish). It was created in 1915. Loftur, who believes in the magical power of desire, tries to achieve infinite power through magic; power becomes an end in itself and he gets caught in the dilemma between good and evil.
Jóhann Sigurjónsson died of tuberculosis at the age of 39 .
Works
- Dr Rung (1904)
- Bóndinn á Hrauni (1908)
- Bjærg-Eyvind and hans hustru (1911)
- Galdra loptur (1915)
- Ritsafn
- Fjalla Eyvindur
- Løgneren (1917)
- Ønsket
- Smaadigte (1920)
Web links
- Literature by and about Jóhann Sigurjónsson in the catalog of the German National Library
- Modern Icelandic Plays on Project Gutenberg
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nordic literary history . Volume II. Fink, Munich 1984
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jóhann Sigurjónsson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Icelandic playwright |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Laxamýri , Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 31, 1919 |
| Place of death | Copenhagen |