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JHO Djurhuus. A literary biography I-III. By Hanus Andreassen.
Janus Djurhuus, actually Jens Hendrik Oliver Djurhuus, usually shortened to JHO Djurhuus (February 26, 1881 – August 31, 1948) was the first modern poet in the Faroe Islands.
Jens Hendrik Oliver was born in Tórshavn as the son of Óla Jákup Djurhuus and Else Marie (née Poulsen from Hósvík). His two years younger brother Hans Andrias Djurhuus also became a famous Faroese poet, but quite differently. People say that Janus is the most respected poet in the Faroes, while Hans Andrias is still the people's favorite. Janus was married to Anna Kathrine Sofie Christiansen, but the marriage was dissolved.
He showed early but unusual talent and already learned Latin and Greek in real school. His sense of his mother's language was awakened when he heard in school that one of his schoolmates, later Jákup Dahl, read the poem "Nú er tann stuðin..." by the poet and national champion Jóannes Patursson.
Janus Djurhuus got his preliminary exam in 1897 and then traveled to Denmark to attend a Latin school. He first stayed in København, but soon moved to Rønne on Bornholm, where his mentor, Emil Bruun, had become a priest.
Janus Djurhuus got his student exam in 1900, and the following year he debuted with the poem Blíð er summernát á Føroyaland in the magazine Tingakrossur. In 1911, Djurhuus became a cand. jur og virkede siden som sagfører both in Danmark and på Faerøerne. In 1914, his first digtsamling was published: Yrkingar (digte).
Since then, things have gone smoothly. There were five digtsamlinger and several translations of Greek poets, of which the most significant was the translation of Homer's Iliad (Ilionskvæði in Faroese). It is said in the Faroes that when a Greek ship at one time docked in Tórshavn, Janus Djurhuus went on board and asked for the captain. When he got on deck, Djurhuus started reciting the Odyssey - in ancient Greek and beyond. Kaptajnen, who himself was literate, studied for a moment before he began to vote.
When Janus Djurhuus died in 1948, there were over 200 poems and poetic translations from his hand.
Classical ancient literature and his knowledge of Greek and Latin permeate Janus Djurhuus's poetic works. But also the time's national romantic currents, his love for the Faroese language and his knowledge of Old Norse literature have made him the Faroese undisputed greatest poet - the father of modern Faroese poetry.
Janus Djurhuus, actually Jens Hendrik Oliver Djurhuus, usually shortened to JHO Djurhuus (February 26, 1881 – August 31, 1948) was the first modern poet in the Faroe Islands.
Jens Hendrik Oliver was born in Tórshavn as the son of Óla Jákup Djurhuus and Else Marie (née Poulsen from Hósvík). His two years younger brother Hans Andrias Djurhuus also became a famous Faroese poet, but quite differently. People say that Janus is the most respected poet in the Faroes, while Hans Andrias is still the people's favorite. Janus was married to Anna Kathrine Sofie Christiansen, but the marriage was dissolved.
He showed early but unusual talent and already learned Latin and Greek in real school. His sense of his mother's language was awakened when he heard in school that one of his schoolmates, later Jákup Dahl, read the poem "Nú er tann stuðin..." by the poet and national champion Jóannes Patursson.
Janus Djurhuus got his preliminary exam in 1897 and then traveled to Denmark to attend a Latin school. He first stayed in København, but soon moved to Rønne on Bornholm, where his mentor, Emil Bruun, had become a priest.
Janus Djurhuus got his student exam in 1900, and the following year he debuted with the poem Blíð er summernát á Føroyaland in the magazine Tingakrossur. In 1911, Djurhuus became a cand. jur og virkede siden som sagfører both in Danmark and på Faerøerne. In 1914, his first digtsamling was published: Yrkingar (digte).
Since then, things have gone smoothly. There were five digtsamlinger and several translations of Greek poets, of which the most significant was the translation of Homer's Iliad (Ilionskvæði in Faroese). It is said in the Faroes that when a Greek ship at one time docked in Tórshavn, Janus Djurhuus went on board and asked for the captain. When he got on deck, Djurhuus started reciting the Odyssey - in ancient Greek and beyond. Kaptajnen, who himself was literate, studied for a moment before he began to vote.
When Janus Djurhuus died in 1948, there were over 200 poems and poetic translations from his hand.
Classical ancient literature and his knowledge of Greek and Latin permeate Janus Djurhuus's poetic works. But also the time's national romantic currents, his love for the Faroese language and his knowledge of Old Norse literature have made him the Faroese undisputed greatest poet - the father of modern Faroese poetry.