Gunnar Ekelöf

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Gunnar Ekelöf Criticism

Gunnar Ekelöf (1907–1968) remains a seminal figure in modern Swedish literature, celebrated for his innovative and complex poetry that reshapes traditional boundaries of poetic expression. His work draws deeply from a wide array of influences, including Persian mysticism, Oriental philosophies, French Symbolism, and Surrealism, which allow him to craft a multifaceted exploration of existential and cultural themes. Ekelöf's integration of these diverse elements invites readers to delve into the subconscious and question conventional moral binaries, offering a profound critique of cultural norms and a quest for artistic self-discovery, as examined by Eric Lindegren.

Contents

  • Principal Works
  • Ekelöf, Gunnar (Bengt)
    • Gunnar Ekelöf—A Contemporary Mystic
    • Translations from Gunnar Ekelöf
    • Gunnar Ekelöf's 'Tag och Skriv': A Reader's Commentary
    • Selected Poems
    • Selected Poems of Gunnar Ekelöf
    • Selected Poems of Gunnar Ekelöf
    • Late Arrival on Earth: Selected Poems of Gunnar Ekelöf
    • Instead of a Foreword
    • Nature and Vision: Or Dubious Antithesis
    • En självbiografi. Efterlämnade brev och anteckningar
    • 'The Glassclear Eye of Dreams' in Twentieth-Century Swedish Poetry
    • Songs of Something Else: Selected Poems of Gunnar Ekelöf
  • Ekelöf, Gunnar
    • Allusions in the First Part of En Mölna-Elegi
    • Gunnar Ekelöf: The Poet As Trickster
    • The Later Poems of Gunnar Ekelöf: Diwan and Fatumeh
    • East Meets West—Gunnar Ekelöf in English
    • Listening to the Voices
    • Swedish Poetry of the Twentieth Century
    • Gunnar Ekelöf's A Mölna Elegy: The Attempted Reconstruction of a Moment
    • A Cull of Trance-Roamers
    • Now and Absence in the Early Ekelöf
  • Further Reading