Erik Axel Karlfeldt
Erik Axel Karlfeldt (20 July 1864 – 8 April 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. Karlfeldt had been offered the award already in 1919 but refused to accept it, because of his position as permanent secretary to the Swedish Academy (1913–1931), which awards the prize.
Erik Axel Karlfeldt
Erik Lindorm, Gustaf V och hans tid 1907-1918. Stockholm 1936 · Public domain
- Born
- 1864. · Folkärna.
- Died
- 1931. · Engelbrekt church parish.
- Nationality
- Sweden.
- Occupation
- poet and writer.
- Education
- Uppsala University.
- Honours
- Nobel Prize in Literature and Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize.
- Languages
- Swedish.
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Erik Axel Karlfeldt (20 July 1864 – 8 April 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. Karlfeldt had been offered the award already in 1919 but refused to accept it, because of his position as permanent secretary to the Swedish Academy (1913–1931), which awards the prize.
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Erik Axel Karlfeldt studied at Uppsala University. The recorded working language is Swedish. Positions recorded include seat 11 of the Swedish Academy and Swedish Academy permanent secretary. Distinctions recorded are Nobel Prize in Literature and Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize.
Karlfeldt was born into a farmer's family in Karlbo, in the province of Dalarna. Initially, his name was Erik Axel Eriksson, but he assumed his new name in 1889, wanting to distance himself from his father, who had suffered the disgrace of a criminal conviction. He studied at Uppsala University, simultaneously supporting himself by teaching school in several places, including Djursholms samskola in the Stockholm suburb of Djursholm and at a school for adults. After completing his studies, he held a position at the Royal Library of Sweden, in Stockholm, for five years. In 1904, Karlfeldt was elected a member of the Swedish Academy and held chair number 11. In 1905, he was elected a member of the Nobel Institute of the academy, and, in 1907, of the Nobel Committee. In 1912, he was elected permanent secretary of the academy, a position he held until his death. Uppsala University, Karlfeldt's alma mater, awarded him the title of Doctor honoris causae in 1917. Karlfeldt was a pantheist.
Works in English
Works in English
Modern Swedish Poetry Part 1 (1929) – (trans. by C. D. Locock) Arcadia Borealis (1938) – (trans. by Charles Wharton Stork) The North! To the North! (2001) – (trans. by Judith Moffett, five poets including Karlfeldt)

Erik Axel Karlfeldt.
Fredrik Böök: Svenska litteraturens historia. Stockholm 1923.

Erik Axel Karlfeldt 1864-1931
Sveriges national-litteratur 1500-1920. Tryckt hos Bibliographisches institut Leipzig 1921. LIBRIS-ID:8081607
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1864
Erik Axel Karlfeldt was born in 1864 at Folkärna.
1931
Erik Axel Karlfeldt died in 1931 at Engelbrekt church parish.
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- 1.Nomination Archive. NobelPrize.org.
- 2.Gustav Källstrand Andens olympiska spel: Nobelprisets historia, Fri Tanke Förlag 2021, ISBN 9789180203715
- 3.Hildeman, Karl-Ivar. “ERIK AXEL KARLFELDT: AN EVALUATION.” Scandinavian Studies, vol. 40, no. 2, 1968, pp. 81–94.
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