How did Anders Arrebo contribute to Danish poetry?

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Anders Arrebo was a significant figure in 17th-century Danish literature, a period characterized by a strict adherence to Classical patterns and the use of complex stylistic devices such as allegories, metaphors, and euphemisms.1

His primary contributions to Danish poetry include:

Translation of the Psalms: Arrebo translated the Psalms into Danish, contributing to the religious literature of the era.1
Hexaëmeron (1661): He authored this work as a Danish adaptation of the 16th-century French poet Guillaume du Bartas’s La Semaine (The Week).1

Arrebo’s work reflects the broader trends of the Danish Renaissance, where poets frequently employed forms like the hexameter, the alexandrine, and the sonnet while favoring a style of preciosity.1