Otto Benzon

{{Short description|Danish writer and poet (1856–1927)}} [[File:Peder Severin Krøyer - A luncheon. The artist, his wife and the writer Otto Benzon - Google Art Project.jpg|thumb|330px|Otto Benzon with the artist P. S. Krøyer and his wife, 1893 (Hirschsprung Collection)]] '''Otto Benzon''' (17 January 1856 – 16 May 1927) was a Danish writer and poet, remembered outside of his country as the lyricist of a dozen or so art songs by Edvard Grieg.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/kronik/edvard-grieg-og-kirkens-musik|publisher=Kristelig Dagblad|title=Edvard Grieg og kirkens musik|author=Peter E. Nissen|date=27 December 2007|access-date=11 April 2025|language=da}}</ref>

==Publications== * ''A Regular scandal'' (1886, drama) * ''Sportsmænd'' (1891, drama) * ''Anna Bryde'' (1894, drama) * ''Surrogater'' (1896, drama) * ''Moderate Løjer'' (1900, drama) * ''Tilfældigheder'' (1905, drama) * ''En Skandale'' (1906) * ''Forældre'' (1907) * ''Provisorisk'' (1907) * ''Frie Hænder'' (1908) * ''Foraar og Efteraar'' (1914, drama)

==External links== *[http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_author_texts.html?AuthorId=206 Texts of lyrics] at Lieder.net *{{IMSLP|Benzon, Otto}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Benzon, Otto}} Category:Danish male poets Category:1856 births Category:1927 deaths