Werner Aspenström

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Werner Aspenström in 1950.

Karl Werner Aspenström (born November 13, 1918 in the Församling Norrbärke, municipality Smedjebacken ; † January 25, 1997 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish poet and essayist.

Life

As the son of a farm laborer, Aspenström graduated from high school and began studying in Stockholm in 1941. In 1945 he completed his studies with a bachelor's degree in philosophy. In 1976 he was awarded an honorary doctorate.

1981 Aspenström received a seat in the Swedish Academy . In 1989 he resigned with Kerstin Ekman and Lars Gyllensten in protest against the academy's refusal to take a position on the death sentence against Salman Rushdie from Ayatollah Khomeini . Since this is not actually provided for in the statutes, he was listed as a passive member until his death in 1997.

Aspenström was particularly known for his high quality metaphors. His amalgamation of poetic, imagery language with banal phrases shows his closeness to the naive and social commitment. The current problems of humans are reflected by animals, myths and sagas.

He was buried in the cemetery of St. Mary Magdalene Church in Stockholm.

Works

  • Förberedelse , 1943
  • Oändligt är vårt äventyr , 1945
  • Skriket och tystnaden , 1946
  • 66 dicters , 1946
  • Snölegend , 1949
  • Litania , 1952
  • Hundarna , 1954
  • Dicter , 1955
  • Dictation under trade , 1956
  • Bäcken , 1958
  • Arken , 1959
  • Poeten och kejsaren , 1959
  • Snaran , 1959
  • Teater.1 , 1959
  • Motsägelser , 1961
  • Om dagen om natten , 1961
  • Teater.2 , 1963
  • Trappan , 1964
  • Gula mugs , 1965
  • Huset , 1965
  • Teater. 3 , 1966
  • Jag måste till Berlin , 1966
  • Sommar , 1968
  • Inre , 1969
  • Skäl , 1970
  • Stackar's job , 1971
  • Under tiden , 1972
  • Jordvagga-Himmelstak , 1973
  • Blåvalen , 1975
  • Ordbok , 1976
  • Tal på Övralid , 1958, 1977
  • Teater. 4 , 1978
  • Vissa sidor och ovissa , 1979
  • Ögonvittnen , 1980
  • Tidigt en morgon sent på jorden , 1980
  • Sten Lindroth , 1981
  • Sorl , 1983
  • Teater. 5 , 1985
  • Det röda molnet , 1986
  • Fragmentarium , 1987
  • Bertil Malmberg , 1987
  • Varelser , 1988
  • Sidoljus , 1989
  • Enskilt och allemänt , 1991
  • Ty , 1993
  • Israpport , 1997
  • Reflexer , 2000
  • Samlade dikter , 2000
  • Öva sitt eget , 2004

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wilpert, Gero from: Lexicon of world literature: Fremdsprachige Autor. Stuttgart: Kröner, 2004 p. 110
  2. ^ "Werner Aspenström" Encyclopædia Britannica Online , accessed July 21, 2010
  3. ^ Wilpert, Gero from: Lexicon of world literature: Fremdsprachige Autor. Stuttgart: Kröner, 2004 p. 110
personal data
SURNAME Aspenström, Werner
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Aspenström, Karl Werner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish poet and essayist
DATE OF BIRTH November 13, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Församling Norrbärke, Smedjebacken (municipality)
DATE OF DEATH January 25, 1997
Place of death Stockholm