Emil Boyson (4 September 1897 – 2 June 1979) was aNorwegian poet, writer, and translator.[1]
Carl Emil Steen Boyson was born inBergen, Norway. His parents were Immanuel Boysen (1854–1921) and Christine Steen (1869–1905). He grew up as a single child after his siblings died in childbirth. His mother died when he was nine years old. His father was a jurist who was stationed in various places: Bergen, Trondheim, Røros and finally in Kristiania. In 1906, his father was appointed at Uttrøndelag inTrondheim. In 1913 the family moved to Kristiania (now Oslo). In 1917, he obtained artium atKristiana Cathedral School. In 1923 he married Friedel Schatz (1897–1975). They were married inBerlin where she was employed as an artist. The couple frequently lived apart until 1963, when they established residence on Hans Nielsen Hauges gate in Oslo.[2]
His actual debut was in 1920 under the pseudonym Karl Snemo, with publication ofÅpning til regnbuen. Boyson formally debuted in 1927 with a prose bookSommertørst. He was primarily known for his poetry. His poetry was written in a modernistic style, with a language differing from everyday language, but often maintaining traditional form and stanza patterns.[3]
Emil Boyson also completed an anthology with fellow authorAsbjørn Aarnes (1923-2013).Norsk poesi fra Henrik Wergeland til Nordahl Grieg. En antologi was published byGyldendal in 1961. The anthology covered over a century of Norwegian literature from the early writings ofHenrik Wergeland who born during 1808 to the final works ofNordahl Grieg who died during 1943. The chapters profiled the writings of twenty-four Norwegian authors and included such literary greats isBjornstjerne Bjornson,Sigrid Undset andKnut Hamsun.[4]
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