Rudolf Broby-Johansen
Rudolf Kristian Albert Broby-Johansen (25 November 25, 1900 – 9 August 1987) was a Danish art historian, communist activist and writer. Born in Aalborg, North Jutland to a working-class family, Broby-Johansen grew up in Lunde, Otterup Municipality, Funen. He published a poetry collection in 1922 called ''Blod'' ("Blood"), containing poems on the themes of misery and poverty as well as tabooed topics such as prostitution and necrophilia, was considered scandalous and confiscated by the authorities (re-published in 1968). However, it has gained long-lasting influence in Danish literature by influencing such poets as Michael Strunge and Yahya Hassan. Moreover, it is seen as a prime example of Danish modernist and expressionist poetry. He joined the Communist Party of Denmark (DKP) and became one of the key personalities behind several Danish left-wing journals such as ''Monde'', ''Plan'' and ''Frem''.Broby-Johansen ended his political activism in 1935, following the exile of Leon Trotsky and the persecution of Trotskyism in the Soviet Union, and he focused on artistic work. Among his publications on art history are works on costume history and the history of painting. As art historian, he was also responsible for the reconstruction of the colouring of the copy of the greater Jelling stone commissioned in the 1930s, which he dubbed "Denmark's baptismal certificate". He also published a children's book (''Gaga og siksak, holger og dig'', 1949) and a Danish re-telling of Aesop's Fables (''Den lille Æsop'' 1945; ''Den danske Æsop'' 1961). He returned to political activism in the 1960s in support of Maoism and the Chinese Cultural Revolution, and in the 1970s he campaigned against the accession of Denmark to the European Communities. He re-joined the DKP in 1983, a few years before his death.
As the author of several books, he received the ''Holberg Medal'' (1970), the ''Danish Authors' Association's Prize of Literature'' (1975), the ''LO's Culture Prize'' (1980), the ''PH Prize'' (1984) and a nomination for an honorary doctorate at the University of Odense (1985). Provided by Wikipedia
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Published 1955
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Published 1959
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Published 1968
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Published 1947
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Published 1970
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