Aslaug Vaa
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Aslaug Vaa was a Norwegian
poet and playwright.
, in Telemark
county, Norway. Her lyrical debut was Nord i leite (1934). She was married to Norwegian psychologist and writer Ola Raknes
.
Her poem So rodde dei fjordan ("then they rowed the fjords") was frequently recited on radio, has been selected for several anthologies, and is made a song with melody by Geirr Tveitt
.
Vaa's poetry and writing contains elements from local tradition, landscape and language, but also international influence.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
poet and playwright.
Biography
Aslaug Vaa was born on Nystog in RaulandRauland
This article is about the former municipality in Norway. For the American diplomat, see Scott Rauland.Rauland is a former municipality in Telemark County, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Vest-Telemark....
, in Telemark
Telemark
is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:...
county, Norway. Her lyrical debut was Nord i leite (1934). She was married to Norwegian psychologist and writer Ola Raknes
Ola Raknes
Ola Raknes was a Norwegian psychologist, philologist and non-fiction writer. Born in Bergen, Norway, he was internationally known as a psychoanalyst in the Reichian tradition...
.
Her poem So rodde dei fjordan ("then they rowed the fjords") was frequently recited on radio, has been selected for several anthologies, and is made a song with melody by Geirr Tveitt
Geirr Tveitt
Geirr Tveitt, born Nils Tveit was a Norwegian composer and pianist. Tveitt was a central figure of the national movement in Norwegian cultural life during the 1930s.-Early years:...
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Vaa's poetry and writing contains elements from local tradition, landscape and language, but also international influence.
Plays
- 1938 Steinguden
- 1947 Tjugendagen
- 1965 Honningfuglen og leoparden
- 1966 Munkeklokka
Poetry
- 1934 Nord i leite
- 1935 Skuggen og strendan
- 1936 Villarkonn
- 1939 På vegakanten
- 1947 Fotefár
- 1954 Skjenkarsveinens visurry
- 1963 Bustader
Other sources
- Mæhle, Leif(2001) Fann eg dei stigar…» Vandringar i Aslaug Vaas dikting (Oslo: Aschehoug) ISBN 82-03-18440-5