Denmark’s Catalyst: The Life and Letters of N.F.S. Grundtvig: 6 (N.F.S. Grundtvig: Works in English) - Hardcover

Broadbridge, Edward; Raun Iversen, Hans

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8772198265 ISBN 13: 9788772198262

Publisher: Aarhus University Press, 2023

Synopsis

Denmark’s Catalyst: The Life and Letters of N.F.S. Grundtvig is the last book in the 6-volume series ‘N.F.S. Grundtvig. Works in English.’ Translator Edward Broadbridge joins forces with Grundtvig scholar Hans Raun Iversen in this new biography of the most influential Dane in modern Denmark. Grundtvig (1783-1872) was a pastor, pedagogue, poet, politician, and philosopher all rolled into one. Best known internationally for his concepts of a people’s (folk) high school, of ‘learning for life’ and of ‘lifelong learning’, in Denmark he is equally famous as the nation-builder and champion of ‘the common good’ – Denmark’s modern watchword. This comprehensive, illustrated biography is supplemented by 70 letters tracing Grundtvig’s personal experiences first-hand in surprisingly honest terms, including his love life, his depressions, and his four trips to England.

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About the Authors

Edward Broadbridge was born in London but has lived most of his life in Denmark, where he has been awarded the Grundtvig Prize for his translations of Grundtvig's hymns.

Copenhagen University theologian Hans Raun Iversen has an honorary doctorate from Uppsala University and has written extensively on Grundtvig.

Edition details

• Publisher: Aarhus University Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8772198265
• ISBN 13: 9788772198262
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 512