Index:History of the Literature of the Scandinavian North.djvu
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction, 1 THE OLD NORSE AND ICELANDIC LITERATURE. Old Norse Literature. Iceland peopled from Norway becomes the original home of the Old Norse Literature. Why the Icelanders became preëminently a historical people. The elder and younger Edda and their principal contents. The forms of Old Norse poetry. The Skaldic poetry and its developments from the drapas to the rhymes. The most famous skalds and their drapas. Saga-writings. Icelandic genealogies. Snorre Sturleson's Heimskringla. Mythic heroic sagas. Romances. Legends. Folk-lore. Laws, 13 Modern Icelandic Literature. 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. Torfæus. Arne Magnusson. Vidalin. Finn Magnusson. Patriotic movement. Jon Sigurdsson. Revival of poetry. Rhymes. Modern poets, 74 DENMARK AND NORWAY. The Middle Age. The conditions under which the literature of the middle age began. Influence of the clergy. Latin literature. Theological writings. Suneson's Hexaämeron. 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, 95 The Age of the Reformation. 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, 136 The Period of Learning. Characteristics of the Age. The vernacular gives way to the Latin. Supreme influence of the Orthodox Theology. Niels Hemmingsen. Jesper Brochmand. Works for edification. Tyge Brahe. Ole Römer. Kaspar and Thomas Bartholin and Ole Borch. Polyhistors. Neils Stensen. Bergitte Thott. Leonora Ulfeldt. Anders Vedel. Huitfeldt. Lyskarider. The beginning of antiquarian research. Ole Worm. The service of the Icelanders to the study of Old Norse. Danish philology. Peder Syv. Poetical attempts, 156 Holberg and His Time (1700–1750). 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 Sorö Academy. Holberg's importance and influence considered. Christian Falster. Jörgen Sorterup. Ambrorius Stub. Hans Brorson. Frederik Eilschow. Erik Pontoppidan. Hans Gram. Jakob Langebek. Peter Suhm, 183 The Age of Enlightenment (1750–1800). 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, 205 Modern Danish Literature (after 1800). Oehlenschläger. His acquaintance with Steffens and the latter's influence on him. First works. Oehlensehläger's great productiveness. His relations to the Old Norse. War with Baggesen. Oehlensehläger's great importance. Staffeldt. Grundtvig and his works. His importance as poet and dogmatician. Ingemann, Hauch, Bredahl, Blicher, Möller, Winther, Andersen, J. L. Heiberg, Hertz, Paludan-Müller, Mrs. Gyllembourg and Carl Bernhard. Aarestrup, Bagger, Bödtcher and others. Ploug, Hostrup, Richardt, Kaalund, Bogh, Molbech, Carit Etlar, Goldschmidt, H. P. Ewald. Poets of the present. Science in Denmark in the nineteenth century, 228 Norwegian Literature since 1814. 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, Asbjörnsen, Moe, Björnson, Ibsen, Lie and others. Contributions in the various departments of science, 293 SWEDEN. Works of Reference, 313 The Middle Age (until 1520). Beginnings of Swedish literature. Religious works. Popular songs. Rhymed chronicles. Romances of chivalry, 317 Period of the Reformation (1520–1640). Introduction of the Reformation. Translations of the Bible. Historical works. Mesmerism. Dramatical works. Religious literature, 322 The Stjernhjelm Period (1640–1740). 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 . Peringskjöld and others. The other scientific branches, 331 The Dalin Age (1740–80). The invasion of French elements. Dalin and his importance. Madame Nordenflycht and her influence. Crentz. Gyllenborg. Mörk. Wallenberg. Linné. Lagerbring. Botin. Höpken. Tessin. Ihre, 345 The Gustavian Period (1780–1809). 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, Kexél and others. Lidner. Thorild. Anna Lenngren, 354 The Nineteenth Century. Franzén. Wallin. Introduction of the new romanticism in Sweden. Phosphorists, Hammarsköld, Atterbom, Palmblad and others. Gothic school. Geijer. Ling. Tegnér. Beskow. Nicander. Tegnér's successors, Lindeblad and others. Novel literature. Almquist. Mrs. Bremer. Mrs. Flygare-Carlén. Gumälius. Crusenstolpe. Rydberg. Malmström. Böttiger and other poets. Runeberg and his imitators. Topelius Recent poets. Historiography. Other sciences, 373 Bibliography of Scandinavia, 413 Index, 501 |
