Steen Steensen Blicher - Spentrup, Denmark - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

STEEN STEENSEN BLICHER
Født i Vium 11. Octob. 1782
Død i Spentrup 26. Marts 1848

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Blicher havde flere år før sin død udpeget det sted, hvor han ville begraves. Der var imidlertid ingen penge til en gravsten. En indsamling blev sat i gang, men først 1864 havde man penge nok til en gravsten. Da var gravstedet imidlertid så forfaldent, at man ikke kunne finde det. Stenen blev derfor sat, hvor man mente at graven var.

Steen Steensen Blicher blev født i faderens præstegård i Vium. Han tog embedseksamen fra pastoralseminariet i 1809. Blicher virkede som præst i Thorning og i Spentrup, men er bedst kendt for sine digte, noveller og oversættelser af internationalt kendte værker.

Blichers tidlige forfatterskab var stærkt inspireret af den skotske digtsamling Ossian som han oversatte til dansk i sin studietid. Inspireret af sine omgivelser og sit liv udviklede han med tiden en mere personlig lyrisk stil. I 1820'erne koncentrerede han sig om sine fortællinger, der senere er blevet anerkendt som nogle af dansk litteraturs største noveller. Blandt hans noveller fremhæves især Brudstykker af en Landsbydegns Dagbog, Sildig Opvaagnen, Hosekræmmeren og Præsten i Vejlbye. Præsten i Vejlbye regnes for at være Danmarks første kriminal roman.

I 2006 blev Blicher en del af den danske kulturkanon. Dette blev begrundet med, at "stilen lyser af elegisk smerte og uhyggeligt fortættet drama, og fortællingen er svær at ryste af sig" og om hans betydning som forfatter nævnes at: "Blicher er ikke bare den første af den danske litteraturs store fortællere, han er en af de få tragiske digtere, den danske litteratur overhovedet har".

Blicher had several years before his death, designated the place where he wanted to be buried. However, there was no money for a headstone. A collect was started, and in 1864 there was enough money for a headstone. At that time the grave was so dilapidated that it could not be found. The stone was therefore placed, where it was believed the grave was.

Steen Steensen Blicher was born in his father's vicarage in Vium. He graduated from the Theological Seminary in 1809. Blicher worked as pastor in Thorning and Spentrup, but is best known for his poems, short stories and translations of internationally known works.

Blichers early writings were inspired by the Scottish poetry collection Ossian which he translated into Danish during his studies. Inspired by his surroundings and his life, he, over time, developed a more personal lyrical style. In the 1820s he wrote some of his main stories, which since have been recognized as some of Danish literature greatest works. Among his novels Brudstykker af en Landsbydegns Dagbog (The Diary of a Parish Clerk), Sildig Opvaagnen (Tardy Awakening), Hosekræmmeren (The Hosier and his Daughter) and Præsten i Vejlbye (The Parson of Veilbye) are often mentioned. The Parson of Veilbye is considered Denmarks first known crime novel

In 2006, Blicher became part of the Danish cultural canon. The reason given was that "his style spreads lights of elegiac pain and eerily tense drama, and the story is hard to shake off" and about his importance as a writer was said that "Blicher is not only the first of Danish literatures great storytellers, he is also one of the few tragic poets in Danish literature ever."

Sources:
Steen Steensen Blicher - Wikipedia
Kulturkanon, p. 142 - Kulturminsteriet

Description: See above Date of birth: 10/11/1782 Date of death: 03/26/1848 Area of notoriety: Literature Marker Type: Headstone Setting: Outdoor Visiting Hours/Restrictions: 24/7 Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link]

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