Bishop Jón Arason's Poem # 70864
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Poem by Bishop Jón Arason. Ásgeir Jónsson edited and wrote the introduction. Kári Bjarnason prepared the poems for printing and wrote the explanations. Illustrations by Jón Óskar.
Jón Arason is known as the last Catholic bishop of the country, but limited attention has been paid to his poetry, although he was one of the most important poets of the Middle Ages and had a great influence on later Lutheran religious poets. Here, for the first time, all the poetry attributed to Jón, both religious and secular, is collected, but the poems are important for those who want to understand the bishop's thoughts and actions. Kári Bjarnason prepared the poems for printing and wrote explanations, while Ásgeir Jónsson edited the work and wrote a detailed introduction in which the poems are placed in context with the spirit of the times and Jón's life. (Bókatíðindi 2006).
Jón Arason is known as the last Catholic bishop of the country, but limited attention has been paid to his poetry, although he was one of the most important poets of the Middle Ages and had a great influence on later Lutheran religious poets. Here, for the first time, all the poetry attributed to Jón, both religious and secular, is collected, but the poems are important for those who want to understand the bishop's thoughts and actions. Kári Bjarnason prepared the poems for printing and wrote explanations, while Ásgeir Jónsson edited the work and wrote a detailed introduction in which the poems are placed in context with the spirit of the times and Jón's life. (Bókatíðindi 2006).