Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom
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Boxholm Municipality
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, Östergötland
Östergötland
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– 21 July 1855) was a Swedish
Sweden
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romantic poet, and a member of the Swedish Academy
Swedish Academy
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Professor of Aesthetics
Aesthetics
Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and taste, and with the creation and appreciation of beauty. It is more scientifically defined as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values, sometimes called judgments of sentiment and taste...
and Philosophy at the University of Uppsala, he represents one of the most subversive tendencies of Swedish Romanticism
Swedish Romantic literature
Swedish Romantic literature denotes Swedish literature between 1809 and 1830. In Europe, the period from circa 1805–1840 is known as Romanticism. It was also strongly featured in Sweden, based on German influences. During this relatively short period, there were so many great Swedish poets,...
, reflecting the aesthetic-religious revolution and the conservative-nationalistic devolution up to the medieval utopias.
He was extremely influenced by German Romanticism, especially Schelling, whom he met during his trip to Germany and Italy in 1817-1819.
Poetry
- Blommorna (The Flowers)
- Fågel Blå (Blue Bird) 1813
- Lycksalighetens Ö (The Island of Bliss) 1824-27