Jens Bjørneboe's Poetry: A Bibiliography
Compiled by Esther Greenleaf Mürer

Contents

Collections

Posthumous editions

Recordings

Literature about JB's poetry

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Collections

Dikt (Poems). Oslo: Aschehoug, 1951.

Excerpts

Ariadne. Oslo: Aschehoug, 1953.

Excerpts

Den Store By (The Great City). Oslo: Cappelen, 1958.

Til Lykke med Dagen (Many Happy Returns!) Oslo: Pax, 1965.  See Plays

Selected song lyrics

Fugleelskerne (The Bird-Lovers). Oslo: Gyldendal, 1966.   See Plays

Selected song lyrics

Aske, Vind og Jord (Ashes, Wind and Earth). Oslo, Gyldendals Lanterne-bøker, 1968.    Includes most of the poems from the three earlier volumes, lyrics from his first two musicals, and a few new poems. Selected and arranged non- chronologically by the author.

Excerpts

Dongery (Blue Jeans). Oslo:Pax, 1976. Includes song lyrics.   See Plays

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Posthumous Editions

Samlede Dikt (Collected poems). Edited by André Bjerke. Oslo: Gyldendal, 1977.

En Sangfugl i en Snare Gikk (A Songbird walked into a trap). Selected poems, edited André Bjerke. (Bokklubbens lyrikkvenner) Stabekk: Den Norske Bokklubben, 1981.

Samlede Dikt. In Samlede Verker, Oslo: Gyldendal/Pax, 1995.

Mitt Hjerte (My Heart). Poems selected and with illustrations and an introduction by Bjørn Bjørneboe [JB's nephew]. Oslo: Pax, 1995.

Og Jeg some Skulle Være Som en Pil (And I Who Was to Be Just Like an Arrow). Selected poems. (Gyldendals Poesie-Serie) Oslo: Gyldendal, 1999.

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Recordings

Våpenløs; Jens Bjørneboe leser egne dikt (Weaponless: JB reads his own poems). With jazz accompaniment. Recorded at Arne Bendkisen Studios, April and May 1976. Produced by Ole Paus. LP: PolyGram Records, 1976. CD: Nesoddtangen, Pan Records, 1992.

Aske, vind og jord. Read by Tone Bjørneboe, music by Warren Carlstrøm. Melhus : Lydbokforlag., 1993. 1 cassette (45 min)

Fullmåne. Fifteen of JB's poems set to music and sung by Anne Grete Preus. CD: WEA Records, 1988.

Poetenes Evangelium. Settings of Norwegian poetry on gospel themes, performed by Morten Harket. CD: Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 1993. Includes three of JB's poems: "Natten," "Salome," and "Påske."

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Literature about Jens Bjørneboe's Poetry

Bjerke, André. Introduction. to Samlede Dikt, by Jens Bjørneboe. Oslo: Gyldendal, 1977. 9-13.

Bjørneboe, Bjørn. Afterword to Mitt Hjerte, by Jens Bjørneboe. Poems selected and with illustrations by Bjørn Bjørneboe. Oslo: Pax, 1995. 134-141. JB's last four novels are a continuation of his poetry.

Bjørneboe, Jens. Preface to Aske, Vind og Jord. Oslo: Gyldendals Lanterne-bøker, 1968.

Evje, Atle. "Det er jo lyriker jeg egentlig er" (Of course I'm basically a poet). In Frihet! Sannhet! Temaer i Jens Bjørneboes forfatterskap, ed. Y. R. Otnes. Oslo: Pax, 1977. 131-153.     English translation, Part I: 1950s    Part II: 1960s

Garton, Janet. Jens Bjørneboe: Prophet Without Honor. Contributions to the Study of World Literature, no. 9. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1985. Ch. 3 (23-31).

Hambro, Carl. Jens Bjørneboe —En litterær profil. Oslo: Gyldendal, 1978. Ch. 2 (33-38).

Keilhau, Carl. "Poesien som livsanskuelse; JB debuterer med dikt utenom det vanlige." (Poetry as a view of life; JB debuts with poems out of the ordinary) Interview with JB in Verdens Gang, 19 October 1951. In Rem, Håvard, ed. Samtaler med Jens Bjørneboe (Conversations with JB) Oslo: Dreyer 1987. 13-16.

Martin, Joe. Keeper of the Protocols : The Works of Jens Bjørneboe in the Crosscurrents of Western Literature. New York: Peter Lang, 1996. 13-20.

Rem, Håvard. "Jens Bjørneboe: 'Det er lyriker jeg egentlig er'" (JB: "A poet is what I really am"). Estrad 1 (1985), no.1:42-47. JB's poetics are a synthesis of Wildenvey, Øverland and Bull: "Poetry's task is to sing. All poetry is religious. Poetry is a science."

Sætre, Solveig. "Jens Bjørneboes totalitetspersektiv" (JB's holistic perspective). Vinduet, 1968, 4:265-272. JB's attitude toward evil and freedom is basically that of a poet: contemplative, not conducive to action.

Skaar, Eldrid. Antroposofisk tankegods i Jens Bjørneboes lyrikk (Anthroposophical ideas in JB's poetry). Dissertation, Univ. of Oslo, 1995.

Skagen, Kaj. Jens Bjørneboe om seg selv (JB about himself) Oslo: Ekstrabokklubben, 1984. "Lyrikkeren." 148-157.

Wandrup, Fredrik. Jens Bjørneboe : mannen, myten og kunsten (Jens Bjørneboe: the man, the myth, the art) Oslo: Gyldendal, 1984. 49-51. On JB's debut as a poet.