Grímur Thomsen

Icelandic poet

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Grímur Thomsen was an Icelandic poet whose work was distinct from the prominent Romantic movement of the 19th century. While poets like Bjarni Thorarensen and Jónas Hallgrímsson were influenced by Romanticism and focused on lyrical poetry, Thomsen's style was characterized as less lyrical and more austere and rugged. An example of his work is Hemings flokkur Áslákssonar (1885).1

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Icelandic literature
The 19th century
The poet Grímur Thomsen was contemporary with but distinct from this group; his poetry was less lyrical but more austere and rugged, as Hemings flokkur Áslákssonar (1885; “The Story of Heming Aslakssonar”) exemplifies.
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The poet Grímur Thomsen was contemporary with but distinct from this group; his poetry was less lyrical but more austere and rugged, as Hemings flokkur Áslákssonar (1885; “The Story of Heming Aslakssonar”) exemplifies.
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