Svenska Vitterhetssamfundet

Svenska Vitterhetssamfundet (SVS) or The Swedish Society for Belles-Lettres is a Swedish non-profit membership organization formed in 1907 for the purpose of publishing scholarly text critical editions of works by the most-important authors in Swedish literature.

Membership is 300 kr. (approximately 30 euro) per year and includes a subscription of the volumes published in that year.

President

1907–1918: Karl Warburg 1918–1947: Otto Sylwan 1947–1969: Elias Wessén 1969–1980: Carl Ivar Ståhle 1980–1984: Bertil Molde 1984–2013: Sture Allén 2013–2019: Anders Olsson Since 2019: Paula Henrikson

Publications Between 1910 and 2004, the society published 250 volumes covering thirty-some authors. The first to be presented in full text on the Internet was Carl Jonas Love Almqvist. The publishing plan for this author alone comprises fifty-one volumes of which eleven are now available online.

Swedish authors published by SVS

Olof von Dalin (1708–1763) Carl Gustaf Leopold (1756–1829) Erik Johan Stagnelius (1793–1823) Lars Johansson, "Lasse Lucidor" (1638–1674) Carl Michael Bellman (1740–1795) Anna Maria Lenngren (1754–1817) Gunno Eurelius Dahlstierna (1661–1709) Georg Stiernhielm (1598–1672) Johan Henric Kellgren (1751–1795) Carl August Ehrensvärd (1745–1800) Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht (1718–1763) Erik Sjöberg, "Vitalis" (1794–1828) Jacob Wallenberg (1746–1778) Bengt Lidner (1757–1793) Thomas Thorild (1759–1808) Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877) Johan Runius (1679–1713) Viktor Rydberg (1828–1895) August Strindberg (1849–1912) Carl Jonas Love Almqvist (1793–1866) Johan Olof Wallin (1779–1839) Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790–1855) Gustaf Rosenhane, "Skogekär Bergbo" (1619–1684) Fredrika Bremer (1801–1865) Emilie Flygare-Carlén (1807–1892) Samuel Columbus (1642-1679) Urban Hiärne (1641–1724) Israel Holmström (1661–1708) Sophie von Knorring (1797–1848) Hans Gustaf Rålamb (1716–1790) Haquin Spegel (1645–1714) Johan Gabriel Werving (1675–1715)

Svenska Vitterhetssamfundet

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