Jón Oddsson Hjaltalín
Jón Oddsson Hjaltalín (1749-25 December 1835) was an Icelandic priest and writer. He composed verse and prose, and his writing was influenced by Icelandic tradition, Christian learning, and Enlightenment thought.
Biography[]
Jón graduated from Skálholtsskóli in 1776 and became a priest at Háls in 7 April 1777. He then took up the ministry at Kálfafell on 12 July 1780, before proceeding to Hvammur in on 9 June 1783. Then, in 1786, he moved to Saurbær in 1786. He finished his career by taking up the ministry at Breiðabólstaður in 1811, where he remained before retiring on 1 February 1835. During this time, he was also offered the position at Helgafell, but chose not to accept it.[1]
Jón was noted for his achievements in many fields, and today is best known for his many songs, psalms, rímur and sagas.[2]
The main biographical study of Jón is by Matthew James Driscoll.[3]
Works[]
In Jón's own lifetime, his work circulated mostly in manuscript, and printed editions came only later.
Romances[]
Other prose[]
- Summary of Heiðarvíga saga
- Sagan af Zadig (an adaptation of Voltaire's Zadig)
Verse[]
- Níutíu og þrír Hugvekju Sálmar útaf Stúrms Hugvekna 1sta Parti frá Veturnóttum til Lángaføstu og til vissra tíma (Copenhagen, 1835)
- Bæna- og Sálma-Kver: sem inniheldur Fimm viku-kvöld-bænir (Akureyri: Grímur Laxdal, 1853)
- Sálmar og ljóð (Reykjavík: s.n., 1934)
References[]
- ^ Páll Eggert Ólason, Íslenzkar æviskrár frá landnámstímum til ársloka 1940, ed. by Páll Eggert Ólason, 6 vols (Reykjavík: Hið íslenzka bókmenntafélag, 1948-1976), III 154-55 (accessed from https://www.ismus.is/i/person/id-1005916).
- ^ Páll Eggert Ólason, Íslenzkar æviskrár frá landnámstímum til ársloka 1940, ed. by Páll Eggert Ólason, 6 vols (Reykjavík: Hið íslenzka bókmenntafélag, 1948-1976), III 154-55 (accessed from https://www.ismus.is/i/person/id-1005916).
- ^ Matthew James Driscoll, The Unwashed Children of Eve: The Production, Dissemination and Reception of Popular Literature in Post-Reformation Iceland (Enfield Lock: Hisarlik Press, 1997).
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