Jón úr Vör

Jón úr Vör (1917-2000) was an Icelandic poet. He has been credited, along with Steinn Steinarr, as being one of those who brought a modernist approach into Icelandic poetry. This was via the publication his book of poems in 1946 entitled Þorpið (The Village).[1][2][3][4]

Selected Publications

Jón úr Vör. (1956) Þorpið, Reykjavík: Heimskringla. Steinn Steinarr, Jón úr Vör, Matthías Johannessen, and Marshall Brement (1985) Three modern Icelandic poets: selected poems of Steinn Steinarr, Jón úr Vör and Matthías Johannessen. Reykjavík, Iceland: Iceland Review.

References

  1. ↑ Ástráður Eysteinsson, Vivian Liska eds (2007) Modernism, Volume 1 of Comparative history of literatures in European languages, John Benjamins Publishing, ISBN 902723454X, 9789027234544
  2. ↑ http://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/524306/
  3. ↑ Stevens, Patrick J. (2004). Icelandic writers. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson/Gale.
  4. ↑ Neijmann, Daisy L. (2006) A History of Icelandic Literature, University of Nebraska Press
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