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Johannes V. Jensen

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This child of the dry and windy moors of Jutland has, almost out of spite, astonished his contemporaries by a remarkably prolific production. He could well be considered one of the most fertile Scandinavian writers. He has constructed a vast and imposing literary œuvre, comprising the most diverse
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He was famous for experimenting with the form of his writing, amongst other things. In a letter sent to publisher Ernst Bojesen in December 1900, he includes both a happy and sad face. It was in the 1900s that the design evolved from a basic eye and mouth design into a more recognizable design.
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Today Jensen is still considered the father of Danish modernism, particularly in the area of modern poetry with his introduction of the prose poem and his use of a direct and straightforward language. His direct influence was felt as late as the 1960s. Without being a Danish answer to
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said it is an "indictment of Danish indecision and lack of vitality, which Jensen saw as a national disease. Apart from this aspect of it, it is a penetrating study of sixteenth-century people."
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Den lange rejse, 1908–22 – The Long Journey – I: Den tabte land, 1919; II: Bræen, 1908; Norne Gæst, 1919; IV: Cimbrernes tog, 1922; V: Skibet, 1912; VI: Christofer Columbus, 1922
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genres: epic and lyric, imaginative and realistic works, as well as historical and philosophical essays, not to mention his scientific excursions in all directions.
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Jensen had been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature on 53 occasions, the first time in 1925. He was nominated every year between 1931 and 1944.
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Jensen's most popular literary works were all completed before 1920, a year which also marks his initiation of the 'Museumcentre Aars' in the town of
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Flynn, T. (2007). The new encyclopedia of unbelief. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books. "Danish atheists include the authors...Johannes V. Jensen."
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he worked as a writer to fund his studies. After three years of studying he chose to change careers and devote himself fully to literature.
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Der Gletscher, Ein Neuer Mythos Vom Ersten Menschen, 1912 - The Glacier, A New Myth Of The First Man
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and his often dubious racial theories have damaged his reputation. However, he never showed any
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In 1906 Jensen created his greatest literary achievement: the collection of verses
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Jensen was a controversial figure in Danish cultural life. He was a reckless
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was among the writers who influenced Jensen. Jensen later became an
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The first phase of his work as an author was influenced by
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Denmark's Best Stories: An Introduction to Danish Fiction
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in 1933), a modern historical novel centred on King
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Index

Wilhelm Jensen

Farsø
Jutland
Østerbro
Copenhagen
Nobel Prize in Literature
[joˈhænˀəsˈvilhelˀmˈjensn̩]
1944 Nobel Prize in Literature
Thit Jensen
feminist
Farsø
Jutland
University of Copenhagen

fin-de-siècle
pessimism
Himmerland Stories
The Fall of the King
Christian II
Martin Seymour-Smith
poetry
anthropology
philosophy
evolution
Victor Folke Nelson
cycle of six novels
The Long Journey
Hans Christian Andersen
Walt Whitman

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