Aftenposten
- Eros and the senses. A play on words. By Herman Wildenvey
- Rogaland Agricultural Society: 150 years
The decorative centre identifies a work on Eros and the senses as a play on words by Herman Wildenvey. A headline split between the outer columns marks the agricultural society’s anniversary. Only these titles and the literary attribution are preserved; the poem and the anniversary article are not translated.
Partial reading: central literary title, subtitle and byline, plus the agricultural-society anniversary heading; no verse or article body.
Translation
Eros and the senses. A play on words. By Herman Wildenvey
Eros and the senses. A play on words. By Herman Wildenvey.
Rogaland Agricultural Society: 150 years
Rogaland Agricultural Society: 150 years.
Context
A poet with an established audience
Herman Wildenvey made his breakthrough in 1907 and built an audience through books and public readings. His name on the page brings a recognizable literary voice into the daily newspaper.
Reading for language as well as information
“A play on words” announces a different kind of contribution from a news report. The pairing of Eros and the senses invites attention to language, feeling and verbal wit, making literary enjoyment part of the newspaper’s appeal.
A regional institution’s long memory
A 150th anniversary in 1926 points back to 1776. By marking the agricultural society’s anniversary, the newspaper places a regional institution on a much longer timescale than the day’s political events.
Original
EROS OG SANSERNE. En ordlek. Av Herman Wildenvey.
EROS OG SANSERNE. En ordlek. Av Herman Wildenvey.
Rogaland Landbruks-selskap 150 aar.
Rogaland Landbruks-selskap 150 aar.