Lars Lönnroth Explained

Lars Lönnroth
Birth Date:4 June 1935
Birth Place:Gothenburg, Sweden
Nationality:Swedish
Parents:Erik Lönnroth
Occupation:literary scientist
Awards:Dobloug Prize

Lars Lönnroth (born 4 June 1935) is a Swedish literary scholar.

He was born in Gothenburg to Erik Lönnroth and Ebba Lagercrantz.

His academic career includes professorships at the University of California Berkeley, University of Aalborg and the University of Gothenburg.[1]

Career

Lönnroth gained his first degree at Uppsala University in 1961, and his PhD at Stockholm University in 1965.[2] He became associate professor in Scandinavian Studies at University of California, Berkeley in 1965, and professor in literature and text science at Aalborg University in 1974. From 1982 to 2000, he was professor in literary studies at the University of Gothenburg,[3] with a short break when he was Svenska Dagbladets cultural director from 1991 to 1993. He was chairman of Statens konstnärsnämnd from 1995 to 2001, and chairman of Sällskapet Gnistan from 1999 to 2013.

Lönnroth's research has to a large extent dealt with the Icelandic medieval fairy tale literature. Together with Sven Delblanc, he was editor of the seven-volume work "Swedish Literature" (1987-90). He has written numerous other books including the 2005 Ljuva karneval! on Sweden's 18th century bard, Carl Michael Bellman. He has published his memoirs and a personal book about his family heritage from the nationalist poet, historian and composer Erik Gustav Geijer onwards, a legacy marked by the "poetry and madness" of the book's subtitle.[4]

Lönnroth was installed in 1993 as an honorary member of the Södermanlands-Nerikes nation in Uppsala. He is an honorary member of the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland,[3] a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters,[3] the Royal Gustavus Adolphus Academy, and the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg.[3]

Reception

Reviewing the Festschrift written in his honour in 2000,[5] Ulf Malm described Lönnroth as "the energetically combative and polemically gifted literature professor from Gothenburg".[6]

Ljuva karneval!

See main article: Ljuva karneval!.

See also: Carl Michael Bellman.

In Ljuva karneval!, written after some 40 years of research,[7] Lönnroth dispels the dominant 200 year old myth created by Johan Henric Kellgren that Bellman was always speaking for himself in his best-known work, Fredman's Epistles. The book explains that the reverse was the case; Bellman uninterruptedly played carefully-crafted roles,[8] including troubadour, court dramatist, and satirist.[9] The book presents Bellman as a skilful performance artist with an experimental, genre-crossing creativity.[10] Fredman's Epistles necessarily[7] take a central place in the book, but it offers much fresh detail on Bellman's lesser-known works, such as Bacchi Tempel.[7]

Family

Lars is the brother of the politician Johan Lönnroth, the nephew of the author Olof Lagercrantz,[11] and cousin of the actress Marika Lagercrantz and the journalist and author David Lagercrantz.

Works

In English

In Swedish

Translations

Awards and distinctions

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: 1993. Lönnroth, Lars . Vem är det. Svensk biografisk handbok . Lena Jönsson . Norstedt . Stockholm . sv . 4 August 2017.
  2. Book: Lönnroth, Lars . European sources of Icelandic saga-writing . 1965 . Stockholm . en.
  3. Web site: Curriculum Vitae: Lars Lönnroth . University of Gothenburg . 11 January 2021.
  4. Web site: En släkthistoria som rymmer både framgång och tragedier . A family history with both progress and tragedy . . 15 January 2021 . sv . 23 September 2019.
  5. Book: Hansson . Stina . Malm . Mats . Gudar på jorden: festskrift till Lars Lönnroth . sv . Gods on Earth: festschrift for Lars Lönnroth . 2000 . Brutus Östlings Bokförlag Symposion . 978-91-7139-489-7.
  6. News: Malm . Ulf . Övriga recensioner . 11 January 2021 . Tidskrift för svensk litteraturvetenskaplig forskning . 12 February 2001 . Svensk Litteratursällskapet . 190–195.
  7. Stålmarck . Torkel . Lars Lönnroth, Ljuva karneval! Om Carl Michael Bellmans diktning. Albert Bonniers Förlag. Stockholm 2005. . Samlaren . Svenska Litteratursällskapet . 12 June 2005 . 441–443 .
  8. News: Dahlman . Inger . Gamla myter avlivas . 12 January 2021 . . 15 April 2005 . sv . https://web.archive.org/web/20201023235147/https://www.bellmangesellschaft.de/archiv/litteratur/ljuva-karneval/loennroth-ljuva-karneval.php . 23 October 2020 . live.
  9. News: Stenström . Johan . Recension@ Ljuva karneval! Om Carl Michael Bellmans diktning: Bellman bakom maskerna . 21 December 2021 . . 22 March 2005.
  10. News: Cullhed . Anders . Karnevalisk cross-over . 12 January 2021 . . 2 March 2005 . sv . https://web.archive.org/web/20201023235147/https://www.bellmangesellschaft.de/archiv/litteratur/ljuva-karneval/loennroth-ljuva-karneval.php . 23 October 2020 . live.
  11. News: Lindqvist . Inga-Lina . En underbar bok att befinna sig i . sv . A wonderful book to find oneself in . 11 January 2021 . . 4 October 2019.
  12. Web site: Pristagare . Tegnérsamfundet . 12 January 2021.
  13. Encyclopedia: Doblougprisen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 4 August 2017.
  14. Web site: Extra Pris . The Swedish Academy . sv . 23 November 2016 . Svenska Akademien har beslutat tilldela Lars Lönnroth ett extra pris på 100 000 kronor ur Akademiens egna medel..
  15. Web site: Heiðursdoktorsathöfn Lars Lönnroth . Honorary Doctorate for Lars Lönnroth . . 24 September 2021 . is . 23 September 2021.

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