Dorothe Engelbretsdatter
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Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (16 January 1634Template:Snd19 February 1716) was a Norwegian author. She principally wrote hymns and poems which were strongly religious. She has been described as Norway's first recognized female author as well as Norway's first feminist before feminism became a recognized concept.[1][2]
Background
Dorothe Engelbretsdatter was born in Bergen, Norway. She was the daughter of Rector and Vicar, Engelbret Jørgenssøn (1592–1659) and Anna Wrangel. Her father was originally head of Bergen Cathedral School, and later dean of Bergen Cathedral. In her youth, Dorothe spent some time in Copenhagen. In 1652, she married Ambrosius Hardenbeck (1621–1683), a theological writer famous for his flowery funeral sermons, who succeeded her father at the Cathedral in 1659. They had five sons and four daughters.[3]
Career
In 1678 her first volume appeared: Siælens Sang-Offer, published at Copenhagen. This volume of hymns and devotional pieces, very modestly brought out, had an unparalleled success. The first verses of Dorothe Engelbretsdatter are commonly believed to have been her best.[4][5]
The fortunate poet was invited to Denmark, and on her arrival at Copenhagen was presented at court. She was also introduced to Thomas Hansen Kingo, the father of Danish poetry. The two greeted one another with improvised couplets, which have been preserved and of which Engelbretsdatter's reply "is incomparably the neater".Template:Sfn King Christian V of Denmark-Norway granted her full tax freedom for life. Her Taare-Offer (1685) was dedicated to Queen Charlotte Amalia, the wife of King Christian V.[6]
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In 1683, her husband died. Of her nine children, seven died young, and her two adult sons lived far away from Bergen. She lost her house in the great fire in 1702 in which 90 percent of the city of Bergen was destroyed. Her replacement house was not available until 1712. Her sorrow is evident in examples such as the poem Afften Psalme. She died on 19 February 1716.Template:Sfn
Collected works
Her collected works were published in two volumes:
A new edition was released in 1999.[10][11]
See also
References
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Attribution
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Bibliography
- Engelbretsdotter, Dorothe; ed. by K. Valkner (1999) Samlede skrifter (Oslo: Aschehoug) Template:ISBN
- Akslen, Laila (1998) Norsk barokk: Dorothe Engelbrettsdatter og Petter Dass i retorisk tradisjon (Oslo: Cappelen) Template:ISBN
- Akslen, Laila (1970) Feminin barokk: Dorothe Engelbretsdotters liv og diktning (Oslo: Cappelen) Template:ISBN
Further reading
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- Grindal, Gracia (2011) Preaching from Home: The Stories of Seven Lutheran Women Hymn Writers (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing) Template:ISBN
External links
- Dorothe Engelbretsdatter i Dagbladet Forfatter
- Dorothe Engelbretsdatter i NRK Forfatter
- Dorothe Engelbretsdatter Digitalarkivet.no
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- 1634 births
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- Norwegian Lutheran hymnwriters
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- Writers from Bergen
- 17th-century Norwegian poets
- 17th-century Norwegian women writers
- 18th-century Norwegian poets
- 18th-century Norwegian women writers
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