Georg Johannesen
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Georg Johannesen (born February 22, 1931 in Bergen, died December 24, 2005 in Egypt) was a Norwegian author and professor of rhetoric. He got his degree with a dissertation on the spring motif in the poetry of Olaf Bull. He died on the 24th of December 2005, while on vacation in Egypt. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1413x1413, 305 KB) Summary Author: Gisle Hannemyr Source: Uploaded by author Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Georg Johannesen User:Gisle/Images Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1413x1413, 305 KB) Summary Author: Gisle Hannemyr Source: Uploaded by author Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Georg Johannesen User:Gisle/Images Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... There are several places named Bergen: Bergen, Norway, the second largest city in Norway Bergen, Belgium, better known by its French name of Mons In Germany: Bergen, Hessen Bergen, Lower Saxony Bergen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Bergen-Belsen, a concentration camp near Bergen, Lower Saxony In the Netherlands: Bergen, North Holland... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The word author has several meanings: The author of a book, story, article or the like, is the person who has written it (or is writing it). ... Rhetoric (from Greek ρήτωρ, rhêtôr, orator) is one of the three original liberal arts or trivium (the other members are dialectic and grammar) in Western culture. ... Spring is one of the four seasons of temperate zones. ... In literature, a motif is any recurring element that has symbolic significance. ... Poetry (ancient Greek: ποιεω (poieo) = I create) is traditionally a written art form (although there is also an ancient and modern poetry which relies mainly upon oral or pictorial representations) in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content. ...

All his writing shows an interest in the power language has to enshroud true meaning. The language we use, forces upon us a sentimentality which clouds over real political insight and action, and Johannesen's most important task is to unveil language. Both his plays and his poems bear obvious inspiration from Bertolt Brecht. His essays show a certain fondness for paradox. A play is a common form of literature, usually consisting chiefly of dialog between characters, and usually intended for performance rather than reading. ... Bertolt Brecht Bertolt Brecht (February 10, 1898 – August 14, 1956) was an influential German dramatist, stage director, and poet of the 20th century. ... Essay, a short work that treats of a topic from an authors personal point of view, often taking into account subjective experiences and personal reflections upon them. ... Listen to this article (help) Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-07-07, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ...