ÞAR RIKIR FEGURÐIN EIN Abstracts Ögmundur Helgason: Handrit Halldórs Laxness. Varðveisla þeirra og vistun í handritadeild Landsbólcasafns. Þar ríkir fegurðin ein (Reykja- vík 2002), pp. 9-22. Halldór Laxness's first book was published in 1919, the last worlc he prepared for publication appeared in 1980, and his collected works con- sist of more than 50 volumes. His works are sur- veyed briefly with especial reference to the pres- ervation of the manuscripts, most of which have now been deposited with the National and Uni- versity Library of Iceland (Department of Manu- scripts). Sveinn Einarsson: Vorið geingur í lið með kálf- um. Um Laxness og leiklistina. Þar ríkir fegurð- in ein (Reykjavík 2002), pp. 23-49. Although Halldór Laxness is by most people best remembered as a novelist, it is shown here that his contribution to the Icelandic theatre is an important part of his achievement: most of his major novels have been dramatized and he wrote some of the most innovative plays of his time in Iceland. Contrary to views sometimes expressed, he was perhaps Iceland's most out- standing playwright for a considerable part of the 20th century. Jökull Sævarsson: Laxness í leikgerð. Leiksýn- ingar, útvarpsleikrit, sjónvarpsmyndir og kvik- myndir byggðar á verkum Halldórs Laxness. Þar ríkir fegurðin ein (Reykjavík 2002), pp. 50-58. An alphabetical list of Halldór Laxness's plays and their performances, including dramatiz- ations of his worlcs for the theatre, radio, cinerna and television. Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson: Af eingli með mónokkel. Hugleiðing um helstu portrettmyndir af Halldóri Laxness. Þar ríkir fegurðin ein (Reykjavík 2002), pp. 59-69. Halldór Laxness, who showed an active inter- est in the visual arts and wrote extensively on the subject, was acquainted with a large number of Icelandic artists, many of whom painted his portrait. The earliest portraits date from 1925, and up to 1985 his portrait was painted by some of the best-known painters of Iceland. He was also a popular subject with Icelandic and foreign caricaturists. Árni Bergmann: Utan við markaðslögmálin. Verk Halldórs Laxness á rússnesku. Þar ríkir fegurðin ein (Reykjavík 2002), pp. 70-85. Already in 1938 Halldór Laxness tried to have his works published in the Soviet Union, but without success, and his first book in Russian did not appear until 1954. The reception of his works in the Soviet Union is most interesting as from the beginning it depended very much on political attitudes and decisions, apparently without much influence of the market. In the discussion of his works a gradual shift in em- phasis can be seen: at first he was hailed as a friend of the Soviet Union and an ally in the world struggle, but as time went by he was more often. regarded as a guardian of the ancient legacy of the saga tradition, the eternal Icelander, a leader of this people of books. Árni Heimir Ingólfsson: Og fuglinn sýngur. Tón- listin við ljóð Halldórs Laxness. Þar ríkir fegurðin ein (Reykjavík 2002), pp. 86-104. The poems of Halldór Laxness have always been popular choices for Icelandic composers. Some of the musical settings of Laxness's texts, which are as varied from a musical perspective as they are from a literary one, are discussed, and an appendix lists the compositions to Laxness's poems by Icelandic and foreign composers. Ólafur J. Engilbertsson: Innra lífið uppmálað. Myndlýsingar og kápur verka Halldórs Laxness. Þar ríkir fegurðin ein (Reykjavík 2002), pp. 105-15. Illustrations and dust-jackets of Icelandic and 189

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