Erik Sjöberg
Erik Sjöberg (January 14, 1794 - March 4, 1828) was a Swedish poet. He wrote under the pseudonym Vitalis (which roughly means "life is a battle" in Latin). • Illustration — Erik Sjöberg (poet) Although he grew up in poor circumstances he studied at Uppsala University and got a Master of Arts degree. He mostly worked as private tutor while he was writing.
Also recorded as Vitalis
Erik Sjöberg
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- Born
- 1794. · Ludgo Parish.
- Died
- 1828. · Kungsholm parish.
- Nationality
- Sweden.
- Occupation
- translator, poet and writer.
- Languages
- Swedish.
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His poetry was characterized by the ideals of romanticism, i.e. melancholy and spiritual ecstasy, but he also wrote many comical and satirical poems. Among his most widely known poems are Enslingens sång i den stora öknen ("The lonely man's song in the great desert") and Komiska fantasier ("Comical fantasies"). He is also represented in the 1986 official hymnbook of the Church of Sweden, with one hymn (no. Sjöberg made translations of Thomas Moore and Washington Irving.
• Vi skulle jag ej möta glad min plåga (1937 nr 387). Bearbetad av Olle Nivenius Jag ber om hjälp till stillhet i min plåga (1986 nr 573) • Min vän är ljuv, min vän är mild (1921 nr 586). Dikten Den bästa vännen skriven 1824
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Erik Sjöberg lived from 14 January 1794 to 4 March 1828 and was a writer and translator. Erik Sjöberg was born on 14 January 1794 and died on 4 March 1828 in Stockholm.
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1794
Erik Sjöberg born at Ludgo Parish.
1828
Erik Sjöberg died at Kungsholm parish.
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- Dikter af Vitalis. Upsala, Em. Bruzelius. 1819. 1819.
- Senare dikter af Vitalis. Upsala. Palmblad & c. =1-2. 1820.=. 1820.
- Nyare dikter af Vitalis. Stockholm, tryckta i Marquardska boktryckeriet, 1825. 1825.
- Barndomsminnen. 1840.
- Bonnier. Samlade skrifter. 1873.
- fören. Några tankar och reflexioner. 1908.
- Bonnier. Samlade skrifter. 1926–1932.
- Berg, Ruben G:son. Epiteton ornas hos Vitalis. 1905.
- Biberg, Jacob Fredrik. Ett ord om kyrkofädren, Bureslägten i Norrland och skalden Vitalis: (poëtiskt [sic] anthologie). 1878.
- Cederblad, Sven. Erik Sjöberg (Vitalis) före debuten. Svenska litteratursällskapet. 1959.
- Ekerwald, Carl-Göran. Vitalis: musicus i de lomhördes land. Motljus. Stockholm : Carlsson, 1999. 97–110. 1999.
- Eneroth, Olof. Vitalis. 1876.
- Forselius, Carl Adolf. Lefnadsteckning. Samlade Skrifter. Bonnier. XVII–LXII. 1873.
- Hansson, Gunnar D. Vitalis och ärans omäteliga hospital. Ärans hospital. Bonnier. 144–150. 1999.
- Ljunggren, Gustaf. Skalden Vitalis: minnesteckning. Norstedt. 1875.
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He also worked under the name Vitalis. The authorities additionally record the heading Vitalis. His recorded language was Swedish.
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