The Complete Works of Karl Ragnar Gierow

Karl Ragnar Gierow published poetry, verse drama, essays and biographical studies over nearly six decades. None of the works below have been published in English; the translations in brackets are literal renderings of the Swedish titles.

Poetry

Solen lyser (The Sun is Shining), 1925

Den gyllene ungdomen (Golden Youth), 1928

Ödletid (Age of Lizards), 1937

Vid askens rötter (At the Roots of the Ash), 1940

Om livet är dig kärt (If You Value Your Life), 1963

Skall jag taga vara på min broder? (Am I My Brother’s Keeper?), 1968

Ut mot udden (Out Towards the Headland), 1977

Innan klockan slagit noll (Before the Clock Struck Zero), 1978

Kvar på bryggan (Left on the Jetty), 1981

I daggkåpans mantelfåll (In the Hem of the Lady’s Mantle), 1983

Drama

Rovdjuret (The Predator), 1941

Helgonsaga (Saint’s Saga), 1943

Av hjärtans lust (Heart’s Desire), 1945

Färjstället (The Ferry Landing), 1946

Domkyrkospel (Cathedral Play), 1946

Cembalo, 1961

Den fjärde vise mannen (The Fourth Wise Man), 1971

Essays

Mina utflykter (My Excursions), 1950

1914–1918 in memoriam, 1939

Europa och tjuren (Europa and the Bull), 1972

Biographical studies

Abraham Niclas Clewberg-Edelcrantz, 1964

Benjamin Höijer, 1971

Johan Henrik Thomander, 1975

Poems

Vedhuggarfilosofi (Woodcutter Philosophy)

Ovidius i Hästveda (Ovid in Hästveda)