History of the Literature of the Scandinavian North from the Most Ancient Times to the Present

by Horn, Frederik Winkel

• ISBN13: 9780898758788
• ISBN10: 0898758785
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(10)
PART I. THE OLD NORSE AND ICELANDIC LITERATURE
Works of Reference	11	(2)
Old Norse Literature	13	(61)
Iceland peopled from Norway becomes the original home of the Old Norse Literature
Why the Icelanders became preeminently a historical people
The elder and younger Edda and their principal contents
The forms of Old Norse poetry
The Skaldie poetry and its developments from the drapas to the rhymes
The most famous skalds and their drapas
Sagawritings
Icelandic genealogies
Snorre Sturleson's Hermskringla
Mythic heroic sagas
Romances
Legends
Folklore
Laws
Modern Icelandic Literature	74	(21)
Revival of literature in Iceland
Favorable and unfavorable conditions
Influence of the Reformation
Translations of the Bible
Psalmists
Collections of sermons
Participation of the Icelanders in the age of learning in the North
Arngrim Jonsson
The study of antiquities
Linguistic investigations
Aids to the study of manuscripts
Torfaeus
Arne Magnusson
Vidalin
Finn Magnusson
Patrotic movement
Jon Sigurdsson
Revival of poetry
Rhymes
Modern poets
PART II. DENMARK AND NORWAY
Works of Reference	93	(2)
The Middle Age	95	(41)
The conditions under which the literature of the middle age began
Influence of the clergy
Latin literature
Theological writings
Suneson's Hexaemeron
Archbishop Absalon
Svend Aageson
Saxo Grammaticus and his great work
Works in the Danish language
Provincial laws
Popular ballads; their origin, character and forms
Different kinds of ballads
Suppression of the Latin by the Danish language
Translations of theological works
Religious poems
Ascendancy of German influence
The Age of the Reformation	136	(20)
Introduction of the Reformation and the literary activity it produced
Christian Pederson, the founder of Danish literature
Translations of the Bible
Peder Plade
Hans Tausen and his conflict with the Catholic clergy
Paul Eliesen
Religious, satirical and dramatic productions
The Period of Learning	156	(27)
Characteristics of the Age
The vernacular gives way to the Latm
Supreme influence of the Orthodox Theology
Niels Hemmingsen
Jesper Brochmand
Works for edification
Tyge Brahe
Ole Romer
Kaspar and Thomas Bartholin and Ole Borch
Polyhistors
Neils Stensen
Bergitte Thott
Leonora Ulfeldt
Anders Vedel
Huitfeldt
Lyskander
The beginning of antiquarian research
Ole Worm
The ervice of the Icelanders to the study of Old Norse
Danish philology
Peder Syv
Poetical attempts
Holberg and His Time (1700-1750)	183	(22)
Holberg's youth
His studies and journeys
First appointment as professor
Historical works
Publication of Peder Paars
Opening of the Danish theatre
Holberg's comedies
Interruption of his poetical activity
Travels abroad
Greater historical works
Continued dramatic composition
Niels Klim
Last works
Bequests to the Soro Academy
Holberg's importance and influence considered
Christian Falster
Jorgen Sorterup
Ambrorins Stub
Hans Brorson
Frederik Eilschow
Erik Pontoppidan
Hans Gram
Jakob Langebek
Peter Suhm
The Age of Enlightenment (1750-1800)	205	(23)
The struggle between orthodoxy and rationalism
Victory of the latter and its consequences
Reaction against foreign influence
Sneedorf, Pram, Rahbek, Heiberg, Bruun, Society for the advancement of sciences
Klopstock and his influence on Danish literature
Stenersen
Tullin
Ewald, his works and his importance
Wessel and his poems
The Danish and Norwegian society of literature
Baggesen
Modern Danish Literature (after 1800)	228	(65)
Oehlenschlager
His acquaintance with Steffens and the latter's influence on him
First works
Oehlenschlager's great productiveness
His relations to the Old Norse
War with Baggesen
Oehlenschlager's great importance
Staffeldt
Grundtvig and his works
His importance as poet and dogmatician
Ingemann, Hauch, Bredahl, Blicher, Moller, Winther, Andersen
J. L. Heiberg, Hertz, Paludan-Muller, Mrs. Gyllembourg and Carl Bernhard
Aarestrup, Bagger, Bodtcher and others
Ploug, Hostrup, Richardt, Kaalund, Bogh
Molbech, Carit Etlar, Goldschmidt, H. F. Ewald
Poets of the present
Science in Denmark in the nineteenth century
Norwegian Literature since 1814	293	(24)
Unfavorable conditions for the foundation of an independent Norwegian literature, and efforts to improve these conditions
Wergeland and Welhaven, their respective positions, their feuds and their significance
Munch, Asbjornsen, Moe, Bjornson, Ibsen, Lie and others
Contributions in the various departments of science
PART III. SWEDEN
Works of Reference	313	(4)
The Middle Age (until 1520)	317	(5)
Beginnings of Swedish literature
Religious works
Popular songs
Rhymed chronicles
Romances of chivalry
Period of the Reformation (1520-1640)	322	(9)
Introduction of the Reformation
Translations of the Bible
Historical works
Mesmerism
Dramatical works
Religious literature
The Stjernhjelm Period (1640-1740)	331	(14)
Sweden's golden age, founded and advanced by great kings
Stjernhjelm as polyhistor and poet
His influence and his successors
Dahlstjerna
Poets of minor importance
Characteristics of Swedish historiography
Verelius
Rudbek
Werwing
Widekindi
Pufendorf
Peringskjold and others
The other scientific branches
The Dalin Age (1740-80)	345	(9)
The invasion of French elements
Dalm and his importance
Madame Nordenflycht and her influence
Creutz
Gyllenborg
Mork
Wallenberg
Linne
Lagerbring
Botm
Hopken
Tessin
Thre
The Gustavian Period (1780-1809)	354	(19)
The influence of King Gustav III on Swedish literature
Foundation of the Academy
The two main tendencies in Swedish literature
Kellgren
Leopold
Oxenstjerna
Adlerbeth
Bellman, Hallmann, Kexel and others
Lidner
Thorild
Anna Lenngren
The Nineteenth Century	373	(40)
Franzen
Wallin
Introduction of the new romanticism in Sweden
Phosphorists, Hammarskold, Atterbom, Palmblad and others
Gothic school
Geijer
Ling
Tegner
Beskow
Nicander
Tegner's successors, Lindeblad and others
Novel literature
Almquist
Mrs. Bremer
Mrs. Flygare-Carlen
Gumalius
Crusenstolpe
Rydberg
Malmstrom
Bottiger and other poets
Runeberg and his imitators
Topelius Recent poets
Historiography
Other sciences
Bibliography of Scandinavia	413