Jeppe Aakjær |
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Jeppe Aakjær |
| Born | (1866-09-10)10 September 1866
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| Died | 22 April 1930(1930-04-22) (aged 63)
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| Nationality | Danish |
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| Known for | Poetry, writer |
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| Notable work |
- Bondens Søn (1899)
("The Peasant's Son")
- Vredens børn, et tyendes saga (1904)
("Children of Wrath: A Servant's Saga")
- Fri felt (1905)
("Free Fields")
- Rugens sange (1906)
("Songs of the Rye")
- Livet paa Hegnsgaard (1907)
("Life at the Hegn Farm")
- Hvor Bønder bor (1908)
("Where Farmers Live")
- Arbejdets Glæde (1914)
("The Joy of Work")
- Jens Langkniv (1915)
- Four poems of Jeppe Aakjær (1917)
- A book of Danish verse(1922)
- Heimdal's Wanderings (1924)
- Jeg er Havren
("I am the Oats")
- Jutland
- Historiens Sang
("The Song of History")
- A World of Song(1941)
- The Jutland Wind(1944)
- A second book of Danish verse(1947)
- In Denmark I was born(1948)
- Songs from Denmark(1988)
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| Movement | Jutland Movement |
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Jeppe Aakjær (10 September 1866 – 22 (23) April 1930) was a Danish poet and novelist, a member of the 'Jutland Movement' in Danish literature". A regionalist, much of his writings was about his native Jutland. He was known for writings that reflected his concern for the impoverished and for describing rural existence.