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Niels Lyhne

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Niels Lyhne by J. P. JacobsenNiels Lyhne, an aspiring poet, is torn between the romanticism and faith of the old tradition, and modern notions of realism and reason. His relationship with different women, including his young aunt Edele, a free spirit of Copenhagen, and Mrs. Boye, a passionate artist, only lead him to further disillusionment as he searches for meaning in a rapidly changing world ... Read more

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Niels Lyhne by J. P. JacobsenNiels Lyhne, an aspiring poet, is torn between the romanticism and faith of the old tradition, and modern notions of realism and reason. His relationship with different women, including his young aunt Edele, a free spirit of Copenhagen, and Mrs. Boye, a passionate artist, only lead him to further disillusionment as he searches for meaning in a rapidly changing world
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Mogens and Other Stories

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In a letter he once stated his belief that every book to be of real value must embody the struggle of one or more persons against all those things which try to keep one from existing in one's own way. That is the fundamental ethos which runs through all of Jacobsen's work. It is in Marie Grubbe, Niels Lyhne, Mogens, and the infinitely tender Mrs. Fonss. ... Read more

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In a letter he once stated his belief that every book to be of real value must embody the struggle of one or more persons against all those things which try to keep one from existing in one's own way. That is the fundamental ethos which runs through all of Jacobsen's work. It is in Marie Grubbe, Niels Lyhne, Mogens, and the infinitely tender Mrs. Fonss.
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Mogens, and Other Stories

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"Mogens, and Other Stories" is a collection of short stories written by Jens Peter Jacobsen, a Danish author. The collection is named after one of its prominent stories, "Mogens," which is considered a classic of Danish literature.Jens Peter Jacobsen was a key figure in Scandinavian literature, and his works often dealt with themes of naturalism and existentialism. "Mogens" is a short story that ... Read more

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"Mogens, and Other Stories" is a collection of short stories written by Jens Peter Jacobsen, a Danish author. The collection is named after one of its prominent stories, "Mogens," which is considered a classic of Danish literature.Jens Peter Jacobsen was a key figure in Scandinavian literature, and his works often dealt with themes of naturalism and existentialism. "Mogens" is a short story that
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Vintage Erotica: 20 Must-Read Memoirs & Classic Novels

Twenty Classic Tales of Desire, Decadence, Seduction, and Literary Rebellion

by John Cleland, Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay, Giacomo Casanova, Aubrey Beardsley, Oscar Wilde, D. H. Lawrence, Eliza Haywood, J. P. Jacobsen, Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Virginia Woolf, Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch, Giovanni Boccaccio, Gustave Flaubert, Denis Diderot ...

Vintage Erotica: 20 Must-Read Memoirs & Classic Novels surveys erotic literature as a capacious, contested tradition in which desire becomes a lens for power, class, gender, aesthetics, and transgression. Spanning libertine confession, epistolary intrigue, Decadent stylization, psychological fiction, bawdy tale, and modernist interiority, the volume places notorious provocations beside formally ... Read more

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Vintage Erotica: 20 Must-Read Memoirs & Classic Novels surveys erotic literature as a capacious, contested tradition in which desire becomes a lens for power, class, gender, aesthetics, and transgression. Spanning libertine confession, epistolary intrigue, Decadent stylization, psychological fiction, bawdy tale, and modernist interiority, the volume places notorious provocations beside formally
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Niels Lyhne

A Poet Who Never Became One

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Translated by Hanna Astrup Larsen ...

A boy grows up dreaming, and loses his mother, his faith and the women he loves in turn, dying without ever becoming the poet he was certain he was. Jens Peter Jacobsen was a botanist who translated Darwin into Danish and died at thirty-eight; Rilke carried this book about with him and called it one of the two he could not do without. It is the novel that taught northern Europe how to write an ... Read more

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A boy grows up dreaming, and loses his mother, his faith and the women he loves in turn, dying without ever becoming the poet he was certain he was. Jens Peter Jacobsen was a botanist who translated Darwin into Danish and died at thirty-eight; Rilke carried this book about with him and called it one of the two he could not do without. It is the novel that taught northern Europe how to write an
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Marie Grubbe (Summarized Edition)

Enriched edition. Naturalistic tale of female desire and identity among Danish nobility in 19th-century Denmark, confronting a judgmental society.

by J. P. Jacobsen, Caleb Graham, Caleb Graham ...

Translated by Hanna Astrup Larsen ...

"Marie Grubbe" (1876) recounts the fate of a seventeenth‑century Danish noblewoman who abandons privilege for desire, descending from court pageantry to taverns, ferries, and rural obscurity. Jacobsen fuses archival realism with sensuous, impressionistic prose, using shifting focalization to chart Marie's will, defiance, and uneasy accommodation to necessity. Painterly scenes—salt marshes, ... Read more

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"Marie Grubbe" (1876) recounts the fate of a seventeenth‑century Danish noblewoman who abandons privilege for desire, descending from court pageantry to taverns, ferries, and rural obscurity. Jacobsen fuses archival realism with sensuous, impressionistic prose, using shifting focalization to chart Marie's will, defiance, and uneasy accommodation to necessity. Painterly scenes—salt marshes,
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Niels Lyhne

by J. P. Jacobsen ...

The novel follows the life of Niels Lyhne, a young man growing up in Denmark. The story is told in a semi-autobiographical style, reflecting Jacobsen's own philosophical and existential concerns. Niels Lyhne is portrayed as an intelligent and sensitive individual who struggles with his beliefs and the meaning of life.The narrative explores Niels’s development from childhood to adulthood, focusing ... Read more

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The novel follows the life of Niels Lyhne, a young man growing up in Denmark. The story is told in a semi-autobiographical style, reflecting Jacobsen's own philosophical and existential concerns. Niels Lyhne is portrayed as an intelligent and sensitive individual who struggles with his beliefs and the meaning of life.The narrative explores Niels’s development from childhood to adulthood, focusing
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Marie Grubbe a Lady of the Seventeenth Century

by J. P. Jacobsen ...

The novel tells the story of Marie Grubbe, a Danish noblewoman whose life is marked by a series of dramatic and unconventional choices, particularly in regard to her romantic relationships and marriages. Born into an aristocratic family in the 17th century, Marie initially lives a life of privilege. However, her restless spirit and desire for personal freedom lead her to make choices that defy the ... Read more

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The novel tells the story of Marie Grubbe, a Danish noblewoman whose life is marked by a series of dramatic and unconventional choices, particularly in regard to her romantic relationships and marriages. Born into an aristocratic family in the 17th century, Marie initially lives a life of privilege. However, her restless spirit and desire for personal freedom lead her to make choices that defy the
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Mogens & Other Stories

Enriched edition. Danish Tales Collection: Mogens, The Plague of Bergamo, There Should Have Been Roses & Mrs. Fonss

by J. P. Jacobsen, Gavin Avery ...

Translated by Anna Grabow ...

In "Mogens & Other Stories," J. P. Jacobsen intricately weaves together a tapestry of human emotion and existential contemplation. Through a collection of poignant narratives, Jacobsen employs a lyrical and impressionistic literary style, rich with vivid imagery and introspective dialogue. Set against the backdrop of late 19th-century Denmark, the stories delve into themes of love, loss, and the ... Read more

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In "Mogens & Other Stories," J. P. Jacobsen intricately weaves together a tapestry of human emotion and existential contemplation. Through a collection of poignant narratives, Jacobsen employs a lyrical and impressionistic literary style, rich with vivid imagery and introspective dialogue. Set against the backdrop of late 19th-century Denmark, the stories delve into themes of love, loss, and the
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Niels Lyhne (Summarized Edition)

Enriched edition. Danish Naturalism and Romantic Reflections: Poetic Dreams, War's Toll, and Personal Tragedies in a Scandinavian journey of character and beauty

by J. P. Jacobsen, Caleb Graham, Caleb Graham ...

Translated by Hanna Astrup Larsen ...

Niels Lyhne is J. P. Jacobsen's seminal naturalist novel, tracing a sensitive atheist's coming‑of‑age in nineteenth‑century Denmark as love, bereavement, and war steadily test his convictions. With lyrical prose and unsparing psychological clarity, Jacobsen charts Niels's attachments—to Fennimore, to a married muse, to art itself—while dismantling Romantic consolations. The book's episodic ... Read more

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Niels Lyhne is J. P. Jacobsen's seminal naturalist novel, tracing a sensitive atheist's coming‑of‑age in nineteenth‑century Denmark as love, bereavement, and war steadily test his convictions. With lyrical prose and unsparing psychological clarity, Jacobsen charts Niels's attachments—to Fennimore, to a married muse, to art itself—while dismantling Romantic consolations. The book's episodic
... Read more
Marie Grubbe

by J. P. Jacobsen ...

"LANGUAGE is like an instrument that requires to be tuned occasionally. A few times in the course of a century the literary language of a country needs to be tuned afresh; for as no generation can be satisfied to think the thoughts of the preceding one, so no group of men in the world of letters can use the language of the school that went before them. "With these words Georg Brandes begins his ... Read more

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"LANGUAGE is like an instrument that requires to be tuned occasionally. A few times in the course of a century the literary language of a country needs to be tuned afresh; for as no generation can be satisfied to think the thoughts of the preceding one, so no group of men in the world of letters can use the language of the school that went before them. "With these words Georg Brandes begins his
... Read more
Niels Lyhne

Enriched edition. Existential Despair, Love and Loss in 19th-Century Denmark—A Lyrical Modernist Meditation on Authenticity

by J. P. Jacobsen ...

Translated by Hanna Astrup Larsen ...

In "Niels Lyhne," J. P. Jacobsen explores the complexities of existential despair through the life of its eponymous protagonist, a young man grappling with his artistic aspirations and the meaning of existence. Set against the backdrop of 19th-century Denmark, Jacobsen's lyrical prose and impressionistic narrative style invoke a sense of atmospheric depth, reflecting key elements of literary ... Read more

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In "Niels Lyhne," J. P. Jacobsen explores the complexities of existential despair through the life of its eponymous protagonist, a young man grappling with his artistic aspirations and the meaning of existence. Set against the backdrop of 19th-century Denmark, Jacobsen's lyrical prose and impressionistic narrative style invoke a sense of atmospheric depth, reflecting key elements of literary
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