Per Aage Brandt (; 26 April 1944 – 11 November 2021) was a Danish writer, poet, linguist and musician, born in

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. He got his Master of Arts in Romance

Philology Philology () is the study of language in Oral tradition, oral and writing, written historical sources. It is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics with strong ties to etymology. Philology is also de ...

from the University of Copenhagen (1971) & held a Doctorate of

Semiotics Semiotics ( ) is the systematic study of sign processes and the communication of meaning. In semiotics, a sign is defined as anything that communicates intentional and unintentional meaning or feelings to the sign's interpreter. Semiosis is a ...

from the

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(1987). Brandt published a large number of books on the subjects of semiotics, linguistics, culture, and music as well as poetry. He made his debut as a poet in 1969 with the poetry collection ''Poesi'' and has since then written several poetry collections and essays. He has translated

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and

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, amongst others, and in 2000 he translated (or "re-wrote" in Danish) the poetry collection ''Cantabile'' by Henrik, the prince consort of Denmark. Some of his translations were subsequently set to music in Frederik Magle's symphonic suite ''Cantabile''.

Bibliography

* La Charpente modale du sens, John Benjamins, Amsterdam 1992. * Dynamiques du sens, Aarhus University Press 1994. * Morphologies of Meaning, Aarhus University Press 1995. * Det menneskeligt virkelige, Politisk Revys Forlag, Copenhagen 2002 * Spaces, Domains, and Meaning, Peter Lang, Bern 2004

References

*''Kraks Blå Bog'' (2008/09), 1279 pages, * https://www.storyvillerecords.com/products/cry-1018443

External links

* * 1944 births 2021 deaths University of Copenhagen alumni University of Paris alumni Danish male poets Linguists from Denmark Danish semioticians 20th-century Danish poets 20th-century Danish translators 20th-century Danish male writers Danish expatriates Expatriates in Argentina Danish expatriates in France Writers from Buenos Aires {{Denmark-writer-stub