Gunnar Ekelöf

Bengt Gunnar Ekelöf ( pronunciation: [ ˌ gɵn ː e ː aɹ kəlø ː v], born September 15, 1907 in Stockholm, † March 16 1968 in Sigtuna ) was a Swedish writer.

Ekelöf is counted among the most important Swedish poets of the 20th century. Sometimes he is referred to as the most radical among the poets of the Swedish-language modernism. In his work we find elements of symbolism and surrealism. Influenced initially have him in particular the French Surrealism and the music by Igor Stravinsky. Later, he developed a clearer, more intellectual forms of expression under the influence of Lao- Tse. The late works of the 60s ( the sofa seal) play in Byzantium from the Middle Ages.

Ekelöf also worked as an art and literary critic. He was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1958.

Primary literature

• Fährgesang, Kleinheinrich Book and Art Publishing 2003, ISBN 3930754304

Secondary literature

• J. drinking joke: studies on the poetry of Gunnar Ekelöfs, Verlag Peter Lang, Frankfurt 2001, ISBN 3631369212