Svenska Vitterhetssamfundet

Svenska Vitterhetssamfundet (SVS) or The Swedish Society for Belles-Lettres is a non-profit membership organization formed in 1907 for the purpose of publishing scholarly text critical editions of works by the most important authors in Swedish literature. Membership is 300 kr. (approximately 30 euro) per year and includes a subscription of the volumes published in that year.^[1]

President[]

• 1907–1918
• 1918–1947
• Elias Wessén 1947–1969
• 1969–1980
• 1980–1984
• Sture Allén 1984–2013
• Anders Olsson 2013–2019
• 2019-

Publications[]

Between 1910 and 2004, the society has published 250 volumes covering 30-some authors. The first to be presented in full text on the Internet is Carl Jonas Love Almqvist. The publishing plan for this author alone comprises 51 volumes of which 11 are now available online.

Swedish authors published by SVS

• Olof von Dalin (1708-1763)
• (1756-1829)
• Erik Johan Stagnelius (1793-1823)
• Lars Johansson, "Lasse Lucidor" (1638-1674)
• Carl Michael Bellman (1740-1795)
• Anna Maria Lenngren (1754-1817)
• Gunno Eurelius Dahlstierna (1661-1709)
• Georg Stiernhielm (1598-1672)
• Johan Henric Kellgren (1751-1795)
• Carl August Ehrensvärd (1745-1800)
• Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht (1718-1763)
• Erik Sjöberg, "Vitalis" (1794-1828)
• Jacob Wallenberg (1746-1778)
• Bengt Lidner (1757-1793)
• Thomas Thorild (1759-1808)
• Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804-1877)
• (1679-1713)
• Viktor Rydberg (1828-1895)
• August Strindberg (1849-1912)
• Carl Jonas Love Almqvist (1793-1866)
• Johan Olof Wallin (1779-1839)
• Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790-1855)
• , "Skogekär Bergbo" (1619-1684)
• Fredrika Bremer (1801-1865)
• Emilie Flygare-Carlén (1807-1892)
• (1642-1679)
• Urban Hiärne (1641-1724)
• (1661-1708)
• Sophie von Knorring (1797-1848)
• (1716-1790)
• Haquin Spegel (1645-1714)
• (1675-1715)

See also[]

• Swedish Academy
• List of Swedish language poets
• List of Swedish language writers

References[]

External links[]

• The Swedish Society for Belles-Lettres (website)
• Svenska Vitterhetsamfundet
• Collected Works of C.J.L. Almqvist