Life and Literary Works of Johannes V. Jensen: A Nobel Prize Laureate

 
Johannes V. Jensen, 1873-1950
 
Kongens Fald
, 1900-1901
 
The Fall of the King
, transl. 2012
 
V. = Vilhelm
 
Life etc.
 
Born in Farsø,
Died in Copenhagen
 
Farsø, West Himmerland
 
 
Map of the
different areas in
Denmark
 
”Nordenfjords”
 
                                    Life cont.
 
10 siblings, second oldest
Father interested in science,
Atheists
Sister Thit Jensen, writer, feminist; conflict
Painted as a young man
Gymnasiet in Viborg, graduated 1893
Studied medicine, Copenhagen University, 3
years,
Dropped out, focused on writing (12 novels
already)
Married Else Marie Ulrik, 3 sons
Wrote: poems, articles, novels, short stories
Most famous: 
Himmerlandshistorier, Kongens Fald,
Den Lange Rejse
 
1902
 
1944 – Nobel Prize in
Literature
 
”Hvor smiler fager den danske
kyst”
”Ved Frokosten”
”Paa Memphis Station”
Crime stories, to make money
Translator; Icelandic Sagas,
Kipling, Whitman, Shakespeare
In the US 1903
Feature articles in newspapers
Portrait busts, private
 
The Danish Cultural Canon
 
 
Kongens Fald
 
Modernist novel
Semi-historical
Mikkel Thøgersen – parallel with
Christian 2.
Prince Christiern 
 King of
Denmark and Norway 1513-1523,
and of Sweden 1520-1520. Son of
King Hans (John). Oldenborg
lineage.
 
Copenhagen 1497: fortifications,
until 1850s
Vesterport, Nørreport, Østerport,
Højbro
Night Watchmen,
German soldiers (part of
Denmark)
Dirty, enclosed, stinking
 
 
 
Kalmar Union
 
1397-1523: Denmark (including
Schleswig-Holstein), Sweden,
(including most of present day
Finland) and Norway (plus
Iceland, Greenland, The Faroe
Islands, Orkney, and Shetland
Queen Margaret 1 of Denmark,
1353-1412
Failed because of strife between
monarch and nobility
 
Life at the time
 
Students:
had to beg and sing for their food until
they graduated and got a job
had to participate in religious services
(Denmark was catholic until the
Reformation in 1536)
could not have a beard
Jews were officially welcomed in Denmark
in 1634
Pentecost / Whitsun: the 7th Sunday after
Easter, the Holy Spirit came to earth;
national holiday today
 
Places for and methods of
Executions:
The places had to be visible from
far away
Stejlebakken
 
 breaking
someone on the wheel, raising
the wheel onto a standing pole
Galgebakken
: Gallows hill
 
The executioner was paid by the
officials, King, City council etc
Rakker / Natmand 
: Executioner’s
assistant, scavenger, knacker
They cleaned chimneys, killed
vagrant dogs, dragged carcasses
and carrion out of the town – until
1850
Gabestok
: pillory stocks
Kagstrygning
: public whipping
 
Wars
 
Danish-Swedish War
(1468–1469)
Danish – Swedish War
(1470-1471)
Dethroning War
against King Hans
(1501-1503) (Swedes)
 
War against
Ditmarsken, 1500
(Ditmarsken lies
between the rivers
Elbe and Eider)
 
Next: The Grand Summer, around 1520
 
Bishop Jens Andersen
Beldenak, Bishop of Funen
1501-29
Skueret
 Show dish – the girl!
The Battle of Bogesund, 1520,
Christian II wanted to gain
absolute power over Sweden.
The Battle of Tiveden: same
campaign
Coronation: November 4,
1520, Stockholm
 
Bloodbath in Stockholm November 8,
1520
80 persons executed that day
Direct reason for Christian II to lose
Sweden and afterwards
Denmark/Norway
Fall of the King,
January 20, 1523 the Nobles rebel
Vacillation
April 13 1523, he sailed to the
Netherlands.
Returned to Denmark, Sønderborg
Castle, a prisoner, 1532
Frederik I became King
Christian II: Prisoner till his death
 
Winter:
Grevens Fejde
The Count’s Feud
 
Civil War, 1534-36
The Hanseatic League wanted
more power
Lübeck tried to reinstate Christian
II, with Count Christopher of
Oldenburg as the leader of the
troops
Led to rebellion among peasants
and bourgeoisie, supporting
Christian II
 
On the other side:
Danish nobility and Clergy
They wanted Christian (3) son of Frederik I
as king
Civil war ended with a victory to Christian
III and the nobility
Johan Rantzau: supported Christian III. An
attempt at conquering Funen in 1534
ended in a defeat and a humiliating
retreat, but in the same year Rantzau
crushed Skipper Clement’s peasant
rebellion in Jutland. Battle of 
Aalborg
.
The next year, he successfully conquered
Funen; (Battle of 
Øksnebjerg
) and finally
led the siege of Copenhagen that
ended with the triumph of Christian III.
Klemen Andersen, “Skipper Clement”
1484-1536, merchant, captain, privateer,
leader of the peasant rebellion.
Executed after the war ended.
 
Gustav Trolle                 Feudal System
1488-1535
 
Archbishop of Uppsala
Chrowned Christian II on Nov. 4,
1520
Gave the King a list of people
who had harmed him! –
Bloodbath!
Forced to leave Sweden 1524,
moved to Denmark, then the
Netherlands, with the King
Mortally wounded in the battle at
Øksnebjerg, 1535
 
1282 the nobility had the king sign a
document increasing their feudal
power (Håndfæstning)
The nobility had to provide soldiers in
the King’s wars
Peasant farmers managed the land,
freeholds or copyholds
In 1500 about 12,000 peasants owned
farms, about 18,000 were copyholding
peasants on crown lands, and about
30,000 were copyhold tenants of lands
belonging to the church or the nobles.
Lack of freedom of movement, no right
to marry, change occupation, dispose
of property
Bound to designated land
Providing their own food and clothing,
paying a substantial portion of the grain
to the lord
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Johannes V. Jensen (1873-1950) was a prominent Danish writer known for works such as "Kongens Fald" (The Fall of the King). With a diverse literary portfolio comprising poems, articles, and novels, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1944. Jensen's upbringing, career, and notable works are encapsulated here, shedding light on the life of this celebrated author.


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  1. Johannes V. Jensen, 1873-1950 Kongens Fald, 1900-1901 The Fall of the King, transl. 2012 V. = Vilhelm

  2. Life etc. Born in Fars , Died in Copenhagen Fars , West Himmerland

  3. Map of the different areas in Denmark Nordenfjords

  4. Life cont. 10 siblings, second oldest Father interested in science, Atheists Sister Thit Jensen, writer, feminist; conflict Painted as a young man Gymnasiet in Viborg, graduated 1893 Studied medicine, Copenhagen University, 3 years, Dropped out, focused on writing (12 novels already) Married Else Marie Ulrik, 3 sons Wrote: poems, articles, novels, short stories Most famous: Himmerlandshistorier, Kongens Fald, Den Lange Rejse 1902

  5. 1944 Nobel Prize in Literature Hvor smiler fager den danske kyst Ved Frokosten Paa Memphis Station Crime stories, to make money Translator; Icelandic Sagas, Kipling, Whitman, Shakespeare In the US 1903 Feature articles in newspapers Portrait busts, private

  6. The Danish Cultural Canon

  7. Kongens Fald Copenhagen 1497: fortifications, until 1850s Vesterport, N rreport, sterport, H jbro Modernist novel Night Watchmen, Semi-historical German soldiers (part of Denmark) Mikkel Th gersen parallel with Christian 2. Dirty, enclosed, stinking Prince Christiern King of Denmark and Norway 1513-1523, and of Sweden 1520-1520. Son of King Hans (John). Oldenborg lineage.

  8. Kalmar Union 1397-1523: Denmark (including Schleswig-Holstein), Sweden, (including most of present day Finland) and Norway (plus Iceland, Greenland, The Faroe Islands, Orkney, and Shetland Queen Margaret 1 of Denmark, 1353-1412 Failed because of strife between monarch and nobility

  9. Places for and methods of Executions: The places had to be visible from far away Stejlebakken breaking someone on the wheel, raising the wheel onto a standing pole Galgebakken: Gallows hill Life at the time Students: had to beg and sing for their food until they graduated and got a job had to participate in religious services (Denmark was catholic until the Reformation in 1536) could not have a beard Jews were officially welcomed in Denmark in 1634 Pentecost / Whitsun: the 7th Sunday after Easter, the Holy Spirit came to earth; national holiday today The executioner was paid by the officials, King, City council etc Rakker / Natmand : Executioner s assistant, scavenger, knacker They cleaned chimneys, killed vagrant dogs, dragged carcasses and carrion out of the town until 1850 Gabestok: pillory stocks Kagstrygning: public whipping

  10. Wars War against Ditmarsken, 1500 (Ditmarsken lies between the rivers Elbe and Eider) Danish-Swedish War (1468 1469) Danish Swedish War (1470-1471) Dethroning War against King Hans (1501-1503) (Swedes)

  11. Next: The Grand Summer, around 1520 Bloodbath in Stockholm November 8, 1520 Bishop Jens Andersen Beldenak, Bishop of Funen 1501-29 Skueret Show dish the girl! The Battle of Bogesund, 1520, Christian II wanted to gain absolute power over Sweden. The Battle of Tiveden: same campaign Coronation: November 4, 1520, Stockholm 80 persons executed that day Direct reason for Christian II to lose Sweden and afterwards Denmark/Norway Fall of the King, January 20, 1523 the Nobles rebel Vacillation April 13 1523, he sailed to the Netherlands. Returned to Denmark, S nderborg Castle, a prisoner, 1532 Frederik I became King Christian II: Prisoner till his death

  12. On the other side: Danish nobility and Clergy Winter: Grevens Fejde The Count s Feud They wanted Christian (3) son of Frederik I as king Civil war ended with a victory to Christian III and the nobility Johan Rantzau: supported Christian III. An attempt at conquering Funen in 1534 ended in a defeat and a humiliating retreat, but in the same year Rantzau crushed Skipper Clement s peasant rebellion in Jutland. Battle of Aalborg. The next year, he successfully conquered Funen; (Battle of ksnebjerg) and finally led the siege of Copenhagen that ended with the triumph of Christian III. Civil War, 1534-36 The Hanseatic League wanted more power L beck tried to reinstate Christian II, with Count Christopher of Oldenburg as the leader of the troops Led to rebellion among peasants and bourgeoisie, supporting Christian II Klemen Andersen, Skipper Clement 1484-1536, merchant, captain, privateer, leader of the peasant rebellion. Executed after the war ended.

  13. Gustav Trolle Feudal System 1488-1535 1282 the nobility had the king sign a document increasing their feudal power (H ndf stning) The nobility had to provide soldiers in the King s wars Archbishop of Uppsala Peasant farmers managed the land, freeholds or copyholds Chrowned Christian II on Nov. 4, 1520 In 1500 about 12,000 peasants owned farms, about 18,000 were copyholding peasants on crown lands, and about 30,000 were copyhold tenants of lands belonging to the church or the nobles. Gave the King a list of people who had harmed him! Bloodbath! Forced to leave Sweden 1524, moved to Denmark, then the Netherlands, with the King Lack of freedom of movement, no right to marry, change occupation, dispose of property Mortally wounded in the battle at ksnebjerg, 1535 Bound to designated land Providing their own food and clothing, paying a substantial portion of the grain to the lord

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