Danish

The 16th century brought the Lutheran Reformation to Denmark and a new period in the nation's literature. Major authors of the time include the humanist Christiern Pedersen, who translated the New Testament into Danish, and Poul Helgesen who vigorously opposed the Reformation. The 16th century also saw Denmark's earliest plays, including the works of Hieronymus Justesen Ranch. The 17th century was an era of renewed interest in Scandinavian antiquities with scholars like Ole Worm at the forefront. Though religious dogmatism was on the rise the passionate hymns of Thomas Kingo transcended the ge ...more

New Releases Tagged "Danish"

Monster (En Rebekka Holm-krimi, #11)
On the Calculation of Volume IV
On the Calculation of Volume III
The Wax Child
Hide and Seek
The Shadow Murders (Department Q, #9)
Locked In (Department Q, #10)
Eleven Percent
Døde sjæle synger ikke (Afdeling Q, #11)
Underskud
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Superskurk
Jeg anerkender ikke længere jeres autoritet
Crip
Jellyfish Age Backwards: Nature's Secrets to Longevity
Man skulle nok have været der
Smilla's Sense of Snow
On the Calculation of Volume I
Fear and Trembling
The Employees
Out of Africa
The Shamer's Daughter (The Shamer Chronicles, #1)
The Keeper of Lost Causes (Department Q, #1)
The Complete Fairy Tales
Childhood (The Copenhagen Trilogy, #1)
The Copenhagen Trilogy (The Copenhagen Trilogy #1-3)
Gift (The Copenhagen Trilogy #3)
We, the Drowned
Either/Or: A Fragment of Life
Kongens fald
The Shamer's Signet (The Shamer Chronicles, #2)
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dansk lgbt
54 books — 13 voters
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Scandinavian Lifestyle Books
53 books — 34 voters

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Danish Literature - in English
92 books — 39 voters
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Oh, Royalty...
384 books — 136 voters

Hvem sa hva? Kvinner, menn og språk by Helene UriThe Real Valkyrie by Nancy Marie BrownFactfulness by Hans RoslingOm muser og menn by Marta BreenLife 3.0 by Max Tegmark
Best Scandinavian Nonfiction
6 books — 2 voters
The Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian AndersenNavigate Your Emotions by Exploring Them Like Games by Victoria Ichizli-BartelsOut of Africa - and - Shadows on the Grass by Isak DinesenGummi-Tarzan by Ole Lund KirkegaardHalfdans ABC by Halfdan Rasmussen
Best Danish Authors!
43 books — 17 voters


Helen Russell
Danes are blunt and direct and trusting and secure
Helen Russell, The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country

Ludvig Holberg
Men jeg drister mig, uden Vanitet, at sige, at vore Nordiske Tilskuere, helst af Middelstand, ere langt beqvem-mere Dommere herudi, end de Parisiske: Thi hvis de første ikke have saa fiin Smag som de sidste, saa have de den dog ikke saa selsom og fordærved.
Ludvig Holberg, Epistler

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