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Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790–1855)
Atterbom, Per Daniel Amadeus (ät’tėr-bom). An eminent Swedish poet; born in the parish of Asbo, East Gothland, Jan. 19, 1790; died in Upsala, July 21, 1855. He was early influenced by German literature, and having visited Germany and Italy in 1817–19, he formed ties of friendship with Schelling and Thorwaldsen; he became instructor to Crown Prince Oscar in 1820, and professor at the university in Upsala in 1828. Although unquestionably the foremost among the lyric poets of the romantic school in Sweden, it must be acknowledged that his rare talent was much impaired by his groping in Schelling’s and Hegel’s philosophy. His most celebrated work is ‘The Isle of Blessedness’ (1823), a romantic drama in the manner of Tieck; but he also wrote: ‘The Flowers,’ a cycle of lyrics; ‘The Blue Bird,’ a play; and ‘Swedish Seers and Poets,’ a series of critical volumes (1841–64). (See Critical and Biographical Introduction).