Julies Dagbog

Peter NansenProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

3.3

Word count: 265K words
Chapters: 27

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Julies Dagbog by Peter NansenAuthor: Nansen, Peter, 1861-1918,Language: Danish, Class: PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures, Release Date: Jan 7, 2012

Editor's review

Julies Dagbog (Julie's Diary) is a diary-form literary work by the Danish author Peter Nansen, published as a public-domain eBook in the Scandinavian literatures category. The diary form brings the narrative close to the character's inner life; through daily entries, readers gradually enter the protagonist's emotional and lived world and experience the fine attention to everyday life and psychology characteristic of late nineteenth-century Danish literature. Nansen was an important Danish writer, and this short work, in Danish, serves as an accessible introduction to Nordic literature and diary-form narrative. For readers learning Danish or studying Nordic literature, it is a freely available original-language text. Read it slowly and note the shifts in mood and jumps in time between entries.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Advanced language learners of Danish who want to read short original texts
Literature students studying Nordic literature and diary-form narrative
Literary readers who enjoy delicate psychological portrayal and everyday narrative
General readers interested in late nineteenth-century Danish literature

Not a good fit for

Readers unfamiliar with Danish who do not wish to use a translation
Readers who prefer strong plots and dense dramatic conflict
Beginners who need a systematic literary history textbook rather than a single work

Reading tips

Read in diary-date order and note shifts in mood and jumps in time between entries.
Danish learners can read through once, then do a close reading paragraph by paragraph with a dictionary.
After finishing, deepen your understanding with background on Nansen's life and Danish literature.

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.

FAQ

Is there a Chinese translation of this book?

The materials identify the book only as a Danish-language public-domain eBook and provide no information on a Chinese translation. If reading Danish is difficult, look for a relevant translation or use a dictionary; the specific edition would need separate confirmation.

Isn't a diary novel scattered to read?

A diary novel advances through daily entries and may seem loose on the surface, but the entries usually carry continuous threads of emotion and event. Read in chronological order and note recurring characters and scenes; the overall thread will gradually become clear.

Is it suitable for learning Danish?

This is an original Danish text of modest length, suitable for close reading by Danish learners with some foundation. Beginners can read through once for the gist, then go paragraph by paragraph with a dictionary, ideally alongside grammar resources.

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About the author

Peter Nansen Author · Danish · 1861–1918

Peter Nansen (1861–1918) was a Danish novelist, journalist, and publisher. Born in Copenhagen, he worked as an editor at the publishing house Gyldendal for about twenty years, playing an important role in Danish literary publishing. Influenced by the critic Brandes, he is best known for Julies Dagbog, Maria: En Bog om Kærlighed, and Guds Fred, often grouped as a trilogy of love and inner life. His play Hääilta: Huvinäytelmä yhdessä näytöksessä also appears in bibliographic records. Four of his works are held in the collection. He died in Maribo. Public information on his family background and education is limited.