But the Swede would soon check himself, realizing that such a general explanation is insufficient, that in Karlfeldt there are many things, beloved but difficult to define, which a proper appraisal must take into account but which are inaccessible to the foreigner. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Literature 1931 - Presentation Speech] Reference
The name Karlfeldt, which he assumed in 1889, was derived; from the name of his father's farm; his parents were Erik Janson and Anna Stina. From Wordnik.com. [Erik Axel Karlfeldt - Biography] Reference
Erik Karlfeldt, a poet, secretary of the Academy, presented him in a long review of his five major novels. From Wordnik.com. [Sinclair Lewis and the Nobel Prize] Reference
Karlfeldt (1864 – 1931) was elected to the Swedish Academy in 1904 and became its Permanent Secretary in 1912. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Stamps of 1994] Reference
(Arkitektur i litteratur, 1999) and studies on the lyrical contribution of the Swedish poets Erik Axel Karlfeldt and Pär. From Wordnik.com. [CV of Jöran Mjöberg] Reference
Deledda, married Madesani, was jubilantly received at the station by a committee headed by the poet Erik Axel Karlfeldt, the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy. From Wordnik.com. [Grazia Deledda: Voice of Sardinia] Reference
What the poems of Erik Axel Karlfeldt have meant to the. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Literature 1931 - Presentation Speech] Reference
In Karlfeldt we find scarcely a single expression of poetic self-consciousness. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Literature 1931 - Presentation Speech] Reference
Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864-1931) was born in Karlbo in the province of Dalekarlia. From Wordnik.com. [Erik Axel Karlfeldt - Biography] Reference
1931: Erik Axel Karlfeldt (Sweden, 1864-1931) 1932: John Galsworthy (UK, 1867-1933). From Wordnik.com. [January 2008] Reference
Poetry was for Karlfeldt a continuous test of the strength and substance of his being. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Literature 1931 - Presentation Speech] Reference
Karlfeldt attended schools at his birthplace and at Västerås, where he graduated in 1885. From Wordnik.com. [Erik Axel Karlfeldt - Biography] Reference
Karlfeldt because it is renewed personally and has the character of a conquest dearly bought. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Literature 1931 - Presentation Speech] Reference
This was allowed because the nomination was made before Karlfeldt died-no candidate may be proposed after death. From Wordnik.com. [mental_floss Blog] Reference
This was allowed because the nomination was made before Karlfeldt died -- no candidate may be proposed after death. From Wordnik.com. [CNN.com] Reference
Karlfeldt wrote a short life of the Swedish poet Lucidor (1909) and a necrologue for Carl Fredrik Dahlgren in the proceedings of the Swedish Academy. From Wordnik.com. [Erik Axel Karlfeldt - Biography] Reference
Thus the decision to honour the poetry of Erik Axel Karlfeldt with this year's Nobel Prize is intended as an expression of justice by international standards. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Literature 1931 - Presentation Speech] Reference
However, if one attempts to find independent comparative criteria, he is forced to admit that even the treasures of the so-called great literatures have only rarely been enriched by such jewels as Karlfeldt has created in a so-called minor language. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Literature 1931 - Presentation Speech] Reference
But once on the stage, humming Mendelssohn’s Wedding March under his breath as he walked, according to his wife, and then hearing Erik Karlfeldt again present him, he relaxed. From Wordnik.com. [Sinclair Lewis and the Nobel Prize] Reference
Erik Axel Karlfeldt died on April 8, 1931. From Wordnik.com. [Erik Axel Karlfeldt - Biography] Reference
Axel Karlfeldt in 1931. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Prize in Literature: Nominations and Reports 1901–1950] Reference
Erik Axel Karlfeldt - Biography. From Wordnik.com. [Erik Axel Karlfeldt - Biography] Reference
"The poetry of Erik Axel Karlfeldt". From Wordnik.com. [Literature 1931] Reference
Inga-Karin Eriksson (Karlfeldt) and Svenolov. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Stamps of 1994] Reference
Erik Axel Karlfeldt. From Wordnik.com. [Literature 1931] Reference
1931 - Erik Axel Karlfeldt. From Wordnik.com. [All Nobel Laureates in Literature] Reference
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