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Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864-1931) was a Swedish poet and Nobel laureate in Literature. He wrote symbolist poetry in a regionalist style and was the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy.
Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864-1931) was a Swedish poet and permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1931 for his lyrics of "fresh and pure beauty".
Jul 20, 1998 · Erik Axel Karlfeldt (born July 20, 1864, Folkärna, Sweden—died April 8, 1931, Stockholm) was a Swedish poet whose essentially regional, tradition-bound poetry was extremely popular and won him the Nobel Prize for Literature posthumously in 1931; he had refused it in 1918, at least in part because of his position as secretary to the Swedish ...
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Erik Axel Karlfeldt was a Swedish poet who wrote about his native region of Dalarna and its traditions. He was awarded the Nobel Prize posthumously in 1931 for his poetry, which reflects his imagination and artistry.
Erik Axel Karlfeldt, ursprungligen Eriksson, född 20 juli 1864 i Karlbo i Folkärna socken i Kopparbergs län, död 8 april 1931 i Engelbrekts församling ' Stockholm, var en svensk poet och författare. Han var ledamot av Svenska Akademien 1904–1931 och postum mottagare av Nobelpriset i litteratur 1931.
Erik Axel Karlfeldt (July 20, 1864 – April 8, 1931) was a Swedish poet whose highly symbolist poetry masquerading as regionalism was popular and won him the 1931 Nobel Prize in Literature posthumously after he had been nominated by Nathan Söderblom, member of the Swedish Academy.
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Presentation Speech by Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy, on December 10, 1930. This year’s winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature is a native of a part of America which for a long time has had Swedish contacts.
