Benediktsson Poem
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0103 MS ICELANDIC 4 |
Held at | : University College London Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Library/special-coll › |
Full title | : Benediktsson Poem |
Date(s) | : 19th century or 20th century |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 12 loose pages |
Name of creator(s) | : Benediktsson | Einar | 1864-1940 | Icelandic poet |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born in Ellidhavatn, Iceland, 1864; son of a leader of the Icelandic independence movement; received a law degree at Copenhagen, 1892; briefly edited a newspaper, Dagskrá, advocating the cause of Icelandic independence, 1896-1898; spent much of his life abroad, raising capital to develop Icelandic industries; published five volumes of Symbolist verse, which reflected his patriotism, mysticism, love of nature, and the influence of his extensive travels; died at Herdísarvík, 1940. Publications: Sögur og kvaedi (1897; 'Stories and Poems'); Hafblik (1906; 'Smooth Seas'); Hrannir (1913; 'Waves'); Vogar (1921; 'Billows'); Hvammar (1930; 'Grass Hollows'); translated Ibsen's Peer Gynt into Icelandic; a selection of his poems was translated into English as Harp of the North by Frederic T Wood (1955).
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Undated holograph poem by Einar Benediktsson, 'Ódáinsaevi'.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
Icelandic
System of arrangement:
Conditions governing access:
Open.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Normal copyright restrictions apply.
Finding aids:
Handlist at University College London Special Collections.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Presented by Hena Snaebjörn Jónsson in 1953.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica online. Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
Jul 2001
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