Icons of Danish Modernity: Georg Brandes and Asta Nielsen

by Julie K. Allen

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Julie Allen utilizes the lives and friendship of the Danish literary critic George Brandes (1842-1927) and the silent film star Asta Nielsen (1881-1972) to explore questions of culture and national identity in early twentieth-century Denmark. Danish culture and politics were influenced in this period by the country's deeply ambivalent relationship with Germany. Brandes and Nielsen, both of whom lived and worked in Germany for significant periods...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0295994835

ISBN13:9780295994833

Release Date:May 2015

Publisher:University of Washington Press

Length:280 Pages

Weight:0.96 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Arts, Music & Photography History Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Performing Arts Social Science Social Sciences

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