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In 2002, a total of 30 million books—or six for every person—were sold in Denmark, with one in five being in English. [45] Statistics for 2009 show that the book market, like other sectors, suffered a reduction of 9.1% in sales. These figures cover both the private and public sectors, including a surprising drop in book sales to schools. [46]
The culture of Denmark has a rich artistic and scientific heritage. The fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875), the philosophical essays of Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855), the short stories of Karen Blixen, penname Isak Dinesen, (1885–1962), the plays of Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754), modern authors such as Herman Bang and Nobel laureate Henrik Pontoppidan and the dense ...
This category contains general survey articles on broad periods of Danish language literature in Denmark and on the history of other literatures of Denmark. There are separate categories for literary movements and other more detailed topics.
He presented the main themes of German romanticism, emphasising the relationship between nature, history and mankind. [24] The movement was maintained by the romanticists, especially Adam Oehlenschläger (1779–1850). Remembered today for his Digte (1803) and Poetiske Skrifter (1805), Oehlenschläger quickly became the leading poet in Denmark ...
An initiative of Brian Mikkelsen in 2004, it was developed by a series of committees under the auspices of the Danish Ministry of Culture in 2006–2007 as "a collection and presentation of the greatest, most important works of Denmark's cultural heritage." Each category contains 12 works although music contains 12 works of score music and 12 ...
History of literature in Denmark (6 C) M. Literary magazines published in Denmark (10 P) Magazines published in Denmark (6 C, 6 P) P. Danish poetry (2 C, 4 P) W.
Gesta Danorum ("Deeds of the Danes") is a patriotic work of Danish history, by the 12th-century author Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Literate", literally "the Grammarian"). [1] It is the most ambitious literary undertaking of medieval Denmark and is an essential source for the nation's early history. [2]
Gorm the old’s conquest of Denmark [2] 936 Gorm becomes king of most of Denmark Christianization of Denmark: 960s Denmark officially converted to Christianity German–Danish war of 974: 974 Hedeby under German occupation from 974 to 981 Battle of Svolder: 1000 Division of Norway Cnut's invasion of England: 1016 England subjugated by Denmark