Swedish enlightenment literature
- Swedish enlightenment literature
Swedish enlightenment literature was written approximately between 1732 and 1809. [These years are given by Tigerstedt, 1971]
= Spiritual writings = There were only a few notable writers in spiritual matters in the 18th century. The most notable exception is Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772) who published some 30 mystical 30 works, such as "Heaven and its Wonders and Hell From Things Heard and Seen" (1758). Swedenborg almost exclusively wrote in Latin, but his work did have a significant influence on others for centuries to come. [Gustafson, pp.110-112] [Algulin, pp.47-51]
In the 18th century, Latin accelerated its decline in favor of the national language. One of the first proponents of producing material for a general public was the botanist Carolus Linnaeus (1700-1772). Later key figures included poets Johan Henrik Kellgren and Carl Michael Bellman.
Bellman
Carl Michael Bellman (1740-1795) is one of few Swedish 18th century characters who has never lost the appreciation of common people. He was born in Stockholm and lived there for most of his life. Education did not turn out well; instead he became interested in pleasurable activities. He made himself a reputation as a cheerful poet and singer-songwriter.[Algulin, pp.54-61] [sv icon [http://runeberg.org/authors/bellman.html Bellman presentation] From Project Runeberg] ]The main two works of Bellman are the "Epistles of Fredman" ("Fredmans epistlar") in 1790 and the "Songs of Fredman" ("Fredmans sånger") in 1791, each comprising some 80 songs. A striking theme is the freedom with which his main characters display themselves: they drink anywhere at any time, and make love anywhere at any time. At the same time, death is always lurking around the corner.[Algulin, pp.54-61] ]
Notes and references
* Algulin, Ingemar, "A History of Swedish Literature", published by the Swedish Institute, 1989. ISBN 91-520-0239-X
* Tigerstedt, E.N., "Svemsk litteraturhistoria" (Tryckindustri AB, Solna, 1971)
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