Dagur Sigurðarson

Ármann Jakobsson (University of Iceland)

Ed. by Ármann Jakobsson, University of Iceland
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.3.4: Icelandic Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Ármann Jakobsson (University of Iceland), Nicole Kennedy (University of Newcastle), Sven Hakon Rossel (Universitat Wien), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen (University College London)

Dates

Born 6 Aug 1937
Died 19 Feb 1994

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Active in Iceland

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Poet

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Sigurðarson's Works

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The beatnik poet and bohemian Dagur Sigurðarson (sometimes known as Dagur Sigurðarson Thoroddsen or just Dagur) was born in Reykjavík on 6 August 1937 and died in Sweden on 19 February 1994. He was an Icelandic poet, translator, and visual artist, known for his bohemian lifestyle and revolutionary views that were highly provocative and often received more attention than his art. He is frequently referred to as an “enfant terrible” of Icelandic poetry.

Among Dagur’s ancestors were several well-known writers and poets, including Jón Thoroddsen (Iceland’s first novelist) and the þulur poet Theodóra Thoroddsen (Dagur’s grandmother). He graduated from the Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík in 1960, in spite of stopping attending school early and being largely self-educated. Ever since

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Citation: Jakobsson, Ármann. "Dagur Sigurðarson". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 05 February 2025 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=15188, accessed 31 March 2025.]