He attained distinction in Swedish letters, his first work to attract wide attention being his Ode on the Birth of the Prince-Royal Gustavus Adolphus (1778). He was appointed private secretary to Gustavus III in 1788 and stood high in the regard of that monarch. His odes on the martial achievements of the Swedes were among his most popular productions, and his tragedies Odin (1790) and Virginia (1902) were highly successful. He attempted all forms of poetry save the epic. In 1799 he was made deputy director (Swedish: kansliråd). In 1818 he was appointed State Secretary.
He was a bulwark of French Classicism against the attacks of the Romantic Phosphorists. He has been compared to the German Johann Christoph Gottsched. His Samlade skrifter were published (Vols. I-III, 1800–02; Vols. IV-VI, 1831–33).
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Leopold, Karl Gustaf af" . Encyclopedia Americana.
carl, gustaf, leopold, 1756, stockholm, november, 1829, stockholm, swedish, poet, contents, biography, notes, references, external, linksbiography, edithe, attained, distinction, swedish, letters, first, work, attract, wide, attention, being, birth, prince, ro. Carl Gustaf af Leopold 1756 Stockholm 9 November 1829 Stockholm was a Swedish poet Carl Gustaf af Leopold Contents 1 Biography 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksBiography editHe attained distinction in Swedish letters his first work to attract wide attention being his Ode on the Birth of the Prince Royal Gustavus Adolphus 1778 He was appointed private secretary to Gustavus III in 1788 and stood high in the regard of that monarch His odes on the martial achievements of the Swedes were among his most popular productions and his tragedies Odin 1790 and Virginia 1902 were highly successful He attempted all forms of poetry save the epic In 1799 he was made deputy director Swedish kanslirad In 1818 he was appointed State Secretary He was a bulwark of French Classicism against the attacks of the Romantic Phosphorists He has been compared to the German Johann Christoph Gottsched His Samlade skrifter were published Vols I III 1800 02 Vols IV VI 1831 33 Notes editThis article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations June 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message References editGilman D C Peck H T Colby F M eds 1905 Leopold Karl Gustaf af New International Encyclopedia 1st ed New York Dodd Mead This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Rines George Edwin ed 1920 Leopold Karl Gustaf af Encyclopedia Americana External links edit Carl Gustaf Leopold af in Swedish Cultural officesPreceded byFirst holder Swedish Academy Seat No 161786 1829 Succeeded bySamuel Grubbe Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carl Gustaf af Leopold amp oldid 1154792213, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
