Götamannasånger

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The Götamannasånger (written 1805, meaning "Gothic Men's Songs") is a work by the Swedish poet and critic Thomas Thorild. This collection features aphoristic formulations that are reminiscent of ancient Swedish legal style. Thorild was a significant figure in Swedish literature, known for opposing the influence of French classicism and advocating for poetic freedom, making him an early Romanticist in Sweden. He was also involved in writing on social reform and philosophy.

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Thomas Thorild
…to write poetry, including the Götamannasånger (written 1805; “Gothic Men’s Songs”), which comprised aphoristic formulations reminiscent of the ancient Swedish legal style. He pleaded for positive literary evaluation in his En critik öfver critiker (1791–92; “A Critique of Critics”), an advocacy of poetic freedom by the first Romanticist in Swedish…
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…to write poetry, including the Götamannasånger (written 1805; “Gothic Men’s Songs”), which comprised aphoristic formulations reminiscent of the ancient Swedish legal style. He pleaded for positive literary evaluation in his En critik öfver critiker (1791–92; “A Critique of Critics”), an advocacy of poetic freedom by the first Romanticist in Swedish…
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