He was born in Bergen, Norway. He was the son of Knut Johan Johannesen (1900–1979) and Ingeborg Malene Olsdatter Skaalevik (1902–1981). Johannesen graduated artium at Bergen Cathedral School in 1949. He studied history, English and Norwegian at University of Oslo and took his master's degree in Literature History in 1960. He wrote his dissertation Vårmotivet hos Olaf Bull on the poetry of Olaf Bull (1883-1933).[2]
From 1960-63, he was a high school lecturer and 1964-69 a freelance author and writer. In 1969 he joined the University of Bergen as assistant teacher at the Nordic Institute. He was a senior lecturer in Scandinavian literature from 1977, associate professor in 1981-86 and in 1996 he was appointed professor in rhetoric. [1]
He drowned during 2005 while on vacation in Egypt.[3]
Writing career
Georg Johannesen's entered the literary scene with a novel, Høst i mars ( (1957), a tender love story with a tragic denouement about romance in the face of bourgeois prejudice. The novel was followed by three collections of poetry. The first of these, Dikt 1959 (1959), deals with temporal subjects. The second collection, Ars moriendi (1965), is structured around a rigid formal arrangement inspired by the Seven deadly sins of Christianity. The last, Nye dikt (1966) is more politically-driven.[1]
Johannesen stirred controversy in 1967 with his play Kassandra. The play was attacked for its blasphemous content and caused an uproar when it was first performed at the Det Norske Teatret. The play shows Johannesen's genius of creating a socially critical work.[4]
Johannesen's love for paradox and delivering political messages in his work continued in Tredje kongebok (1978), Johannes' bok (1978) and Simons bok (1980). These works were laden with paradox and irony, literary devices Johannesen often worked with. These works were allegorical, shedding light on some of contemporary Norway's problems. The Norwegian drilling for offshore oil was presented in a satirical manner in the novel Mongstad (1989), which Johannesen published under the pseudonym Kathy Johns.[1]
All his writing shows an interest in the power that language has to enshroud true meaning. Johannesen's most important task was to unveil language. His essays show a certain fondness for paradox. Both his plays and his poems bear evidence of inspiration from the work of German dramatist and poet, Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956).[5][6]
georg, johannesen, february, 1931, december, 2005, norwegian, author, professor, university, bergen, born, 1931, february, 1931bergen, norwaydied24, december, 2005, 2005, aged, egyptoccupationauthor, academicnationalitynorwegianalma, materuniversity, osloperio. Georg Johannesen 22 February 1931 24 December 2005 was a Norwegian author and professor at the University of Bergen 1 Georg JohannesenBorn 1931 02 22 February 22 1931Bergen NorwayDied24 December 2005 2005 12 24 aged 74 EgyptOccupationAuthor academicNationalityNorwegianAlma materUniversity of OsloPeriod1957 2005GenrePoetry Novels Contents 1 Background 2 Writing career 3 Awards 4 ReferencesBackground EditHe was born in Bergen Norway He was the son of Knut Johan Johannesen 1900 1979 and Ingeborg Malene Olsdatter Skaalevik 1902 1981 Johannesen graduated artium at Bergen Cathedral School in 1949 He studied history English and Norwegian at University of Oslo and took his master s degree in Literature History in 1960 He wrote his dissertation Varmotivet hos Olaf Bull on the poetry of Olaf Bull 1883 1933 2 From 1960 63 he was a high school lecturer and 1964 69 a freelance author and writer In 1969 he joined the University of Bergen as assistant teacher at the Nordic Institute He was a senior lecturer in Scandinavian literature from 1977 associate professor in 1981 86 and in 1996 he was appointed professor in rhetoric 1 He drowned during 2005 while on vacation in Egypt 3 Writing career EditGeorg Johannesen s entered the literary scene with a novel Host i mars 1957 a tender love story with a tragic denouement about romance in the face of bourgeois prejudice The novel was followed by three collections of poetry The first of these Dikt 1959 1959 deals with temporal subjects The second collection Ars moriendi 1965 is structured around a rigid formal arrangement inspired by the Seven deadly sins of Christianity The last Nye dikt 1966 is more politically driven 1 Johannesen stirred controversy in 1967 with his play Kassandra The play was attacked for its blasphemous content and caused an uproar when it was first performed at the Det Norske Teatret The play shows Johannesen s genius of creating a socially critical work 4 Johannesen s love for paradox and delivering political messages in his work continued in Tredje kongebok 1978 Johannes bok 1978 and Simons bok 1980 These works were laden with paradox and irony literary devices Johannesen often worked with These works were allegorical shedding light on some of contemporary Norway s problems The Norwegian drilling for offshore oil was presented in a satirical manner in the novel Mongstad 1989 which Johannesen published under the pseudonym Kathy Johns 1 All his writing shows an interest in the power that language has to enshroud true meaning Johannesen s most important task was to unveil language His essays show a certain fondness for paradox Both his plays and his poems bear evidence of inspiration from the work of German dramatist and poet Bertolt Brecht 1898 1956 5 6 Awards EditGyldendal s Endowment 1966 7 Diktartavla 1997 8 Cappelen Prize 1999 9 Halldis Moren Vesaas Prize 1999 10 Norwegian Academy Prize in memory of Thorleif Dahl 2000 11 References Edit a b c d Brekke Toril 13 February 2009 Georg Johannesen Biography Norsk biografisk leksikon Retrieved 26 September 2016 Olaf Bull Den Store Danske Retrieved 1 April 2018 Georg Johannesen NRK 16 September 2008 Retrieved 1 April 2018 Eivind Myklebust 14 February 2017 Georg Johannesen Allkunne Retrieved 1 April 2018 Georg Johannesen Biography Store norske leksikon 20 February 2014 Retrieved 26 September 2016 Biography of Bertolt Brecht GradeSaver LLC Retrieved 1 April 2018 Vidar Iversen Gyldendalprisen Store norske leksikon Retrieved 1 April 2018 Diktartavla Allkunne Retrieved 1 April 2018 Vidar Iversen Cappelenprisen Store norske leksikon Retrieved 1 April 2018 Halldis Moren Vesaas prisen Forfatterportalen Retrieved 1 April 2018 Halldis Moren Vesaas prisen Forfatterportalen Retrieved 1 April 2018 AwardsPreceded byErlend Loe Recipient of the Cappelen Prize1999 Succeeded byGro Dahle This article about a Norwegian writer poet or journalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Georg Johannesen amp oldid 1133193336, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
