This is the most comprehensive treatment of the great Danish-Norwegian polymath of the early Enlightenment, Ludvig Holberg (1684-1754). His famous plays are considered along with his natural law theory, his vast historical works, satires, moral essays, utopian novel, autobiographies, and more. The book aims to revive Holberg as a significant figure from a corner of the Enlightenment world. Written for a non-Scandinavian audience, the book deals with all the main areas of Holberg's work and emphasises the wider European Enlightenment context.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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]
