Stygge Krumpen 1

by Thit Jensen

I Stygge Krumpen, én af Thit Jensens mest læste og elskede romaner, føres læseren igennem et malerisk billede af Danmark i 1500-tallets reformationstid. Tidens konflikt mellem protestantisme og katolicisme indebærer store indre kampe for biskoppen Stygge Krumpen. Han plages nemlig af modstridende følelser af fordærvets lyst og begær over for moralens ansvar og pligt. Stygge Krumpen er en poetisk roman fyldt med smukke formuleringer, som giver den historiske fortælling om et Danmark i bevægelse en dybde, som kun få andre end netop Thit Jensen ville kunne gøre det. Dette er Stygge Krumpens del 1 af 2.Thit Jensen (1876-1957) var en af Danmarks vigtigste kvindelige forfattere i det 20. århundrede. Det omfattende forfatterskab breder sig over både historiske- og samtidsromaner, men også over novellesamlinger og en enkelt børnebog. Udover de mange populære værker huskes Thit Jensen idag nok bedst for sin rolle som engageret kvindesagsforkæmper. En rolle som også skinner klart igennem i forfatterskabet, der rummer mange stærke kvindelige karakterer.

261 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1936

About the author

Maria Kirstine Dorothea Jensen (Thit Jensen) (19 January 1876 – 14 May 1957) was a Danish novelist, but also author of short stories, plays and society-critical articles.

She was the daughter of a veterinarian in Farsø and sister to Danish author Johannes V. Jensen. She was married from 1912–1918 to the painter Gustav Fenger.

She wrote about erotic and social themes and fought for women's rights. In 1917 she founded Københavns Husmoderforening (Copenhagen Housewives Association) and in 1917 De Danske Husmoderforeninger (The Danish Housewives Association) which represented all the local associations in Denmark.[1] In 1924 she founded the "Foreningen for Seksuel Oplysning", the Organization for Sexual Awareness, in which Jonathan Leunbach performed abortions. She was personally against abortion, but felt that women needed to have a choice. She was highly criticized for this belief.

Jensen was awarded the Tagea Brandt Rejselegat in 1935 and with the Holberg Medal in 1940.

Reviews

[Kenneth · Rating 5 out of 5]

En fantastisk historisk roman, og tiden står ikke stille på noget tidspunkt. Man er underhold fra start til slut. Kan kun anbefales

[Lise · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fantastic 2 volume epic about the fall of catholicism in Denmark in the 16. century. Written by one of Denmark's greatest female authors.