Snoilsky was born in Stockholm to Sigrid (née Banér), a painter and countess, and Nils Snoilsky, a Justice and ChamberlainCount.[1] He was educated at the Clara School and Stockholms lyceum and in 1860 became a student at the University of Uppsala. He was trained for diplomacy, which he quit for work at the Swedish Foreign Ministry. As early as 1861, under the pseudonym of Sven Tröst, he began to print poems, and he soon became the center of the brilliant literary society of the capital. In 1862 he published a collection of lyrics called Orchideer ("Orchids"). During 1864 and 1865 he was in Madrid and Paris on diplomatic missions. It was in 1869, when he first collected his Dikter under his own name, that Snoilsky took rank among the most eminent contemporary poets. His Sonnetter[2] in 1871 increased his reputation. Then, for some years, Snoilsky abandoned poetry, and devoted himself to the work of the Foreign Office and to the study of numismatics.[3]
In 1876, however, he published a translation of the ballads of Goethe. Snoilsky had in 1876 been appointed keeper of the records (expeditionssekreterare) and head of the Foreign Ministry`s political department, in 1878 he was raised to deputy director (kansliråd), and succeeded Bishop Paul Genberg as one of the eighteen of the Swedish Academy. But in 1879 he resigned all his posts, and left Sweden abruptly for Florence with the Dowager Countess Ebba Piper, née Baroness Ruuth, whom he married in 1880. Count Snoilsky sent home in 1881 a volume of Nya Dikter ("New Poems"). Two other volumes of Dikter appeared in 1883 and 1887, and 1897; Savonarola, a poem, in 1883, and Hvita frun ("The White Lady") in 1885. In 1886, he collected his poems dealing with national subjects as Svenska bilder (2nd ed., 1895), which ranks as a Swedish classic. In 1891 he returned to Stockholm and was appointed principal librarian (överbibliotekarie) of the Royal Library. He died at Stockholm on May 19, 1903. His Samlade dikter were collected (Stockholm, 5 vols.) in 1903–1904.[4]
Evaluation
His literary influence in Sweden was very great; he always sang of joy and liberty and beauty, and in his lyrics, more than in most modern verse, the ecstasy of youth finds expression. He is remarkable, also, for the extreme delicacy and melodiousness of his verse-forms.[4]
References
^Warburg, Karl (1905). Carl Snoilsky, hans lefnad och skaldskap (in Swedish). H. Geber. p. 15.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Snoilsky, Carl Johan Gustaf". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 294–295.
carl, snoilsky, count, carl, johan, gustaf, snoilsky, september, 1841, 1903, swedish, lyric, poet, known, realist, poetry, 1841, 1903, contents, biography, evaluation, references, external, linksbiography, editsnoilsky, born, stockholm, sigrid, née, banér, pai. Count Carl Johan Gustaf Snoilsky 8 September 1841 19 May 1903 was a Swedish lyric poet known for his realist poetry Carl Snoilsky 1841 1903 Contents 1 Biography 2 Evaluation 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditSnoilsky was born in Stockholm to Sigrid nee Baner a painter and countess and Nils Snoilsky a Justice and Chamberlain Count 1 He was educated at the Clara School and Stockholms lyceum and in 1860 became a student at the University of Uppsala He was trained for diplomacy which he quit for work at the Swedish Foreign Ministry As early as 1861 under the pseudonym of Sven Trost he began to print poems and he soon became the center of the brilliant literary society of the capital In 1862 he published a collection of lyrics called Orchideer Orchids During 1864 and 1865 he was in Madrid and Paris on diplomatic missions It was in 1869 when he first collected his Dikter under his own name that Snoilsky took rank among the most eminent contemporary poets His Sonnetter 2 in 1871 increased his reputation Then for some years Snoilsky abandoned poetry and devoted himself to the work of the Foreign Office and to the study of numismatics 3 In 1876 however he published a translation of the ballads of Goethe Snoilsky had in 1876 been appointed keeper of the records expeditionssekreterare and head of the Foreign Ministry s political department in 1878 he was raised to deputy director kanslirad and succeeded Bishop Paul Genberg as one of the eighteen of the Swedish Academy But in 1879 he resigned all his posts and left Sweden abruptly for Florence with the Dowager Countess Ebba Piper nee Baroness Ruuth whom he married in 1880 Count Snoilsky sent home in 1881 a volume of Nya Dikter New Poems Two other volumes of Dikter appeared in 1883 and 1887 and 1897 Savonarola a poem in 1883 and Hvita frun The White Lady in 1885 In 1886 he collected his poems dealing with national subjects as Svenska bilder 2nd ed 1895 which ranks as a Swedish classic In 1891 he returned to Stockholm and was appointed principal librarian overbibliotekarie of the Royal Library He died at Stockholm on May 19 1903 His Samlade dikter were collected Stockholm 5 vols in 1903 1904 4 Evaluation EditHis literary influence in Sweden was very great he always sang of joy and liberty and beauty and in his lyrics more than in most modern verse the ecstasy of youth finds expression He is remarkable also for the extreme delicacy and melodiousness of his verse forms 4 References Edit Warburg Karl 1905 Carl Snoilsky hans lefnad och skaldskap in Swedish H Geber p 15 Sonnetter Af Carl Snoilsky 1871 Chisholm 1911 pp 294 295 a b Chisholm 1911 p 295 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Snoilsky Carl Johan Gustaf Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 25 11th ed Cambridge University Press pp 294 295 External links EditWorks by or about Carl Snoilsky at Internet ArchiveCultural officesPreceded byPaul Genberg Swedish AcademySeat No 101876 1903 Succeeded byHarald Hjarne Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carl Snoilsky amp oldid 1128701843, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
