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Author:   Knud Haakonssen (University of Erfurt, Germany, and University of St. Andrews, Scotland) ,  Sebastian Olden-Jørgensen (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367880477

ISBN 10:   0367880474
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   12 December 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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]

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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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