1864-1931 SE, Avesta (locality)
Classical
Erik Axel Karlfeldt (20 July 1864 – 8 April 1931) was a Swedish poet whose highly symbolist poetry masquerading as regionalism was popular and won him the Nobel Prize in Literature posthumously in 1931 after he had been nominated by Nathan Söderblom, member of the Swedish Academy. It has been rumored that he had been offered, but declined, the award already in 1919.Uppsala University, Karlfeldt's alma mater, awarded him the title of Doctor honoris causae in 1917.
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Samtliga Sanger | Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, Erik Axel Karlfeldt | 1970 | Album |