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Ludvig Holberg (1684-1754): Learning and Literature in the Nordic Enlightenment book cover

1st Edition

Ludvig Holberg (1684-1754) Learning and Literature in the Nordic Enlightenment

Edited By Knud Haakonssen, Sebastian Olden-Jørgensen Copyright 2017
268 Pages
by Routledge

268 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

268 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754) was the foremost representative of the Danish-Norwegian Enlightenment and also a European figure of note. He published significant works in natural law and history, but also a very important body of moral essays and epistles. He authored several engaging autobiographies and European travelogues, a major utopian novel that was an immediate European succes, interesting... Read more

Introduction





Introduction, Part 1: The Author's Life and Career



[Sebastian Olden-Jørgensen]





Introduction, Part 2: The Author and the Work



[Knud Haakonssen]





Part I: Lives





1. Holberg’s Authorial Personae



[Thomas Ewen Daltveit Slettebø]





2. Holberg’s Autobiographical Letters



[Karen Skovgaard-Petersen]





Part II: Morals





3. Holberg’s Law of Nature and Nations



[Knud Haakonssen]





4. Morals and Religion in Holberg’s Essays



[Jørgen Magnus Sejersted]





5. Heroes and Heroines: The Lives of Men and Women



[Kristoffer Schmidt]





6. Journeys of Humour and Satire: Peder Paars and Niels Klim



[Karen Skovgaard-Petersen]





7. Holberg’s Comedies: Intentions and Inspirations



[Bent Holm]





Part III: Histories





8. History: National, Universal and Dynastic



[Sebastian Olden-Jørgensen]





9. General Church History



[Rolv Nøtvik Jakobsen]





10. Holberg’s Jewish History



[Jørgen Magnus Sejersted]



Part IV: Texts





11. Writings by Holberg in English



[Eiliv Vinje]

Biography

Knud Haakonssen is Professor of Intellectual History, University of St. Andrews, and Long-term Fellow of the Max Weber Center for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies, University of Erfurt.



Sebastian Olden-Jørgensen is Associate Professor at the Saxo Institute, History Section, University of Copenhagen.

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