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Adam Oehlenschlager

DanishNovember 14, 1779 – January 20, 1850Poetry

Danish Romantic poet who is considered the national poet of Denmark. His drama Hakon Jarl and his Guldhornene launched Danish Romanticism.

Works

  • GuldhorneneDanish myth-drama based on the legend of ancient golden horns→
  • Hakon JarlDanish tragedy portraying the historical Norse earl caught between pagan and Christian worlds→
  • Helge→
  • Collected PoemsDanish poet's complete verse, master of Romantic drama and Nordic mythology→

Related

Holger Drachmann·Sophus Claussen·N.F.S. Grundtvig
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