Brief account of Hauch and his writings--Also of Herz-His "King
Réne's Daughter"-Paludan Müller's high stand as a poet-"What is,
to be?" quoted from his " Adam Homo"-Winther-His subjects
drawn very much from the Kämpe-Viser-Ballad of "Henrik and Else,"
quoted-Boje, celebrated for his religious poetry and his tragedies-
Translator of Sir Walter Scott's romances-Hans Christian Andersen-
His "Improvisatore," "O. T.," Only a Fiddler," "Legends for
children," etc.-Key to the character of his writings-Other Danish
writers: Holst-Christian Hansen-Rafn-Wergeland-Goldschmidt,
author of "A Jew," a romance-Men of science and art: Thorwaldsen
-Notice of his life-Wiedeveldt, Thorwaldsen's master-Jerichau and
Bissen, sculptors-Painters: Juul-Horneman-Eckersberg-Dahl-
Harder Möller-Gebauer-Lorenzen-Stubb-Fritzsch - Camradt-
Martens-Younger school of painters: Marstrand-Simonsen-Sonne
-Schleisner-Monnier-Melby-Sörensen-Skovgaard - Kierskow-
Rump-Jensen Ottensen Gärtner-Schütz-Madame Jerichau-
Musical composers: Hartman, Rong and Gade-In medical science:
Bang-Trier-Stein-In botany: Professor Schouw-In geography:
Malte Brun-In philosophy and antiquity: Grundtvig-Molbech-Finn
Magnusen-Warsaae-Rask-Astonishing exertions and productions of
Rask-Dictionary, histories, criticisms, etc. of Professor Molbech-
Labours of Thorlacius, Müller, Nyerup, Werlauff, Simonsen, Thomson,
Abrahamson, etc.-In intellectual philosophy and theology: Sibbern—
Mynster Martensen-The brothers Kierkegaard-The brothersOersted
-The Jurist, and the Natural Philosopher
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The French School-The French taste prevailing all over Europe-The
Dalin period in Sweden-Dalin, account of him and his productions-
Fru Nordenflycht, her life and popularity-The Sappho of Sweden-
Lines from her " Sorrowing Turtle-dove"-Creutz and the Counts
Gyllenborg, their writings and influence-Names of other authors-
Mörk, the first romance writer-Imitators and translators-The period
of Gustavus and the Academy-Gustavus educated in the French taste
-Established the Swedish Academy in 1786-Wrote a number of
dramas-Employed Kellgren and Leopold to convert them into operas
-Kellgren, an essentially lyric poet-Died with a feeling that he had
lived under a false literary system-Leopold, the leading writer of his
time after Kellgren-His dramas, and other works-Oxenstjerna, poet
of rural life in imitation of our Thomson-His chief poems, The
Harvest" and the "Hours of the Day," possess great merit-Trans-
lated Milton and Tasso-Other writers of this period
Causes of the decline of the French School throughout Europe--Bellman,
his immense popularity still in Sweden as a poet of bacchanalian life-
His merits not easily appreciated by foreigners-Opinions of him by
Swedish critics-Also by Arndt, the German poet-His character and
mode of life-His "Fredman's Epistles"- "Fredman's Epistle to
Kajsa Stina," quoted-Also Up, Amaryllis !"-Hallman, writer of
comedy and farce-Kexél, also a comic writer-Other popular authors
-Jacob Wallenberg, a very amusing writer-His humorous account of
his voyage to the Indies, called " My Son in the Galley"-His notion
of the Flying Fish- His curious account of London-His visit to
Wilkes-Description of the London populace-The strange tastes and
habits of the English-Lidner, his dissipated life, and miserable end-
A poet of much fire and feeling-Thorild, like Lidner, a herald of a
new era-One of the first admirers of Ossian, Klopstock and Goethe-
A liberal in spirit, independent and philosophical-His " Pleasures of
Imagination"-"Passions". "Göthmanna Songs"-Work on
"The
Universal Freedom of the Understanding," etc.-Anna Maria Lengren
-Unrivalled in her poetical painting of social life-" Some Words to
my Dear Daughter, in case I had one," quoted-Her extreme popu-
larity in Sweden-Her poem called "Boys," quoted--"The Countess's
Visit to the Parsonage," quoted-General estimate of her genius-Fru
Widström, a more sentimental poetess-Other writers of this period
-Paykull Boman--Adlerbeth-Walerius - Stjernstolpe - Skjölde-
brand-Lindegren-Choraus-Kullberg, etc.-Ehrensvärd, one of the
chief men of the age--His "Philosophy of the Fine Arts"-Benjamin
Höijer, a profound and liberal thinker-Started the "Literary Ga-
zette"
The new ideas on Art and Literature prevailed against the Academy-
Aided by a political resolution in Sweden-The Society of "The Friends
of Literature"-The Aurora League: including Atterbom, Palmblad,
Ingelgren, Sondén, Hedbom, etc. "The Polypheme" started by Askelöf
-Followed by the " Lyceum"-In 1810 the famous journal "Phos-
phorus," started with Atterbom as leader, to advocate the new opinions
The Phosphorist School-Its precursors-Franzén, Bishop of
Hernösand, distinguished for the simplicity of his topics, and the style
of his lyrics-Compared to Wordsworth-His larger poems, " Emile,
or an Evening in Lapland"-" Columbus," a fragment "Svante Sture"
a metrical romance in the manner of Scott-His dramas-Author of a
multitude of lyrical poems-Notice of his life-In his later years made
war on the Rationalists - His "
Champagne," quoted· Also "The
Horizon," a conversation between a child and its mother-Wallin,
Archbishop of Sweden-His eloquence The unrivalled splendour of
his religious poetry-Specimens from his "Paraphrase of the 104th
Psalm"-Wallin styled the "David's Harp of the North".
The chief of these Atterbom, Hammarsköld and Palmblad-Atterbom, a
sort of Northern Troubadour-His impersonation of plants-A disciple of
Schelling Superfine phraseology-His "Island of Blessedness"-His
poem "To My Mother," quoted-Notice of his life-Hammarsköld, one
of the ablest critics and literary historians of Sweden-Palmblad, critic,
novelist, and translator of Homer, Eschylus and Sophocles-He and
Hammarsköld allies of Atterbom as Phosphorists-Fryxell the historian-
Names of other writers of this period-Madame Svärdström, a popular
poetess under the name of "Euphrosyne"-"The Pine Thrush," by her,
quoted
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Tegnér and Geijer, the two most distinguished literary men of Sweden-
The Gothic School advocated the Gothic, the national-Geijer and
Tegnér, both from Wermland - Geijer started the " Iduna," as the
organ of their views-Geijer published there, "The Last Scald," "The
Viking," etc., in the spirit of the Old Visor-His poetry distinguished
for its correctness and truth-Composed music to his pieces-Became
the most distinguished historian of Sweden by the publication of his
"Svea Rikes Häfder"-Notice of his life" Recollections of his
Childhood," quoted-Account of his winning the great prize of the
Swedish Academy -Tegnér, the prince of Swedish poets - His
“Frithiofs Saga”—Tegnér's genial theory of poetry-Stanzas pro-
mulgating it, quoted-Notice of his life-Appointed to the chair of
Greek Literature at Lund-His beautiful poems of "Prestvigning," and
"Nattvardsbarnen"-Made Bishop of Wexiö-Additional honours-
Became latterly Conservative-Analysis of "Frithiofs Saga"-Scenes
from it quoted-" The Departure"-" Frithiof's Temptation"-Minor
poems of Tegnér Remaining poets of the Gothic School-Ling, his
epics "Asar" and "Tirfing" heavy-His lyrics excellent—Author of
nine dramas, and of a system of medical gymnastics-Curious picture
of him in his wolf-skin costume in his gymnastic school-His system
now introduced in London-Afzelius, also a lyrical poet of the old
Northern School-Assisted Rask in translating Sämund's Edda, into
Swedish, and Geijer in collecting the "Folks-Visor" -Has also
published a Swedish literary drama from the Sagas-Nicander, author
of "The Runesword," a tragedy-"Hesperides," a collection of prose
and verse, written in Italy" Memories from the South," etc.-A poet
of style, full of colour and effect-Bernard von Beskow-Notice of
his life-Author of poems and various tragedies of much merit-
As "Torkel Knutson,' "Erik XIV.," "King Birger and his Race," etc.
-Court Marshal, and as Director of the Theatre, has much pro-
moted the interests of the drama-Assar Lindblad, of the school of
Tegnér
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Stagnelius-A modern gnostic-His philosophy resembled that of Words-
worth, in his "Ode on the Intimations of Immortality"-Stagnelius
was a sufferer in body and mind, and died at thirty-Bears in his
aspirations much resemblance to Shelley, but of a profound Christian
faith-His fine heroic poem "Wladimir"-His "Lilies of Sharon"
place him amongst the greatest intellectual poets of the_age" The
Mystery of Sighs," quoted-Also, "The Sighs of the Creatures"-
Dialogue between the Angel and the Soul"-His "Martyrs," and
others of his works, masterly performances Almquist, one of the ablest,
but most eccentric writers of Sweden-Has written on almost all
subjects, and laid the scene of his poems and romances in almost all
countries-A Swedish Pantisocrat-Wrote a "Saga of the Human Race"
"The Gospel of Health," and "The Prop of Man" to inculcate
Christianity, and "Columbine" to inculcate Rousseauism-His "Törnro-
sens Book" an extraordinary collection of conflicting prose and verse-
Many romances of strange titles-His most practical stories "Skällnora
Mill," and "Ramido Marinesco"-Subjects of these detailed-Sturzen-
becher's account of him-" God's War," quoted-His "Characteristics
of Animals," quoted-Almquist charged with forgery and attempt at
murder His flight to America-Vitalis-Livijn-Fahlcrantz, satiric
and epic poet-Bishop of Westerås
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