Charlotta Öberg

Charlotta Öberg (1818, in Stockholm – 21 June 1856) known as Lotta Öberg, was a Swedish poet.

Life

Öberg was born in Stockholm to a charwoman and a carpenter. Due to her family's poverty, she was unable to attend school as a child.[1]

Her poems were read at the salon of a rich woman, for whom her mother worked, which made her discovered. She was placed in a pension by count Gustaf af Wetterstedt, and was able to attend school.

Between 1834 and 1841, she published the collection Lyriska dikter (Lyrical Poems) which was given the assessment: They [her poems] give witness of a deep and warm emotion, which in a simple, innocent and touching way reminds of the tones from the great poets, from which she was inspired. Her death was reported in the press.

Further reading

References
  1. Larsson, Lisbeth. "Maria Charlotta Öberg". Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon. SKBL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.


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