Matthías Johannessen was the main editor of the Icelandic daily
Morgunblaðiðand a prolific poet, nominated three times for the Nordic literature prize. He was born in Reykjavík in 1930 and finished his master’s degree in Icelandic studies and literature at The University of Iceland in 1955; his master’s thesis was on the
Njáls sagaand the influences this long and famous saga has had on Icelandic literature throughout the ages. He then went to Copenhagen for further studies in literature and drama. Matthías was subsequently offered a scholarship to go to Germany and study there, but decided instead to go back to Iceland in 1956 to accept an offer to become a journalist for the daily newspaper
Morgunblaðið, which he had been working for since his school days in Reykjavík. In…
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Citation: Pálsson, Oddur. "Matthías Johannessen". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 04 October 2024 [https://www.literaryencyclopedia.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=15202, accessed 30 January 2025.]