Karl Muru (1 January 1927 Pikkjärve, Kaarepere Parish (now

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) – 30 May 2017) was an

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...

literary scholar and literary critic. In 1958 he graduated from the

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. Since 1958 he taught at Tartu University, and became a professor there in 1978. His major work was the Estonian poetry anthology "Sõnarine". In 2002, he was awarded with the

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, IV class.

Works

* 1975: article collection "Vaated kolmest aknast" * 1987: article collection "Kodus ja külas" * 1989–1995: poetry collection "Sõnarine" I–IV * 2001: article collection "Luuleseletamine" * 2014: article collection "Rännul luuleilmas"

References

1927 births 2017 deaths People from Jõgeva Parish Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Estonian literary scholars University of Tartu alumni Academic staff of the University of Tartu Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class {{Estonia-academic-bio-stub