Jeppe Aakjaer
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Jeppe Aakjær
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| Born |
September 10, 1866 Fly, Jutland |
| Died | April 22, 1930 (aged 63) Jenle |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Known for | Poetry, writer |
| Notable work |
Bondens Søn (1899) |
| Movement | Jutland Movement |
| Spouse(s) | Marie Bregendahl, Nanna Krog |
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)
Jeppe Aakjær (born in Fly, Jutland on 10 September 1866 – died in Jenle, 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 were about his native Jutland. He was known for writings that reflected his concern for the impoverished and for describing rural existence.
Jeppe was born on September 10, 1866, in Fly, Jutland, a small village near Skive. He came from a large family as he was one of eight, born to Jens Peder Jensen and Catherine Marie. His father was a farmer and Jeppe at a young age learned the family trade. This sowed the seeds of his poetic existence. His early jobs were that of a herdsboy, someone that tends cattle. His father was a hard worker and a supporter of the Venstre party (liberal). This influenced Jeppe as he showed strong liberal leanings early on. At the farm that the family lived, his grandfather also resided, in an arrangement called aftægt, which was where the parents cede ownership of the farm/business in trade for room and board until death. This system did not work well in many cases, and in Jeppe's family's case, his grandfather was tyrannical, a drinker, and foul-mouthed. This also influenced him, as in later years he would rail against the system in his writing, in particular in Paa Aftægt: En Fortælling (In Retirement: A Story, 1907), Vredens Børn: Et Tyendes Saga (Children of Wrath: A Servant's Saga, 1907), and Bondens Søn: Skildringer fra Fjends Herred (The Peasant's Son: Pictures from the Fjend District, 1899)
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