Icons of Danish Modernity: Georg Brandes and Asta Nielsen by Julie K. Allen (Eng

Description: Icons of Danish Modernity by Julie K. Allen Offers an original, thought provoking analysis of the origins and permutations of Danish modernism and Danish national identity FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Julie Allen utilizes the lives and friendship of the Danish literary critic George Brandes (1842-1927) and the silent film star Asta Nielsen (1881-1972) to explore questions of culture and national identity in early twentieth-century Denmark. Danish culture and politics were influenced in this period by the countrys deeply ambivalent relationship with Germany. Brandes and Nielsen, both of whom lived and worked in Germany for significant periods of time, were seen as dangerously cosmopolitan by the Danish public, even while they served as international cultural ambassadors for the very society that rejected them during their lifetimes. Allen argues that they were the prototypical representatives of a socially liberal and culturally modern "Danishness" (Danskhed) that Denmark itself only gradually (and later) grew into.This lively study brings its central characters to life while offering an original, thought provoking analysis of the origins and permutations of Danish modernism and Danish national identity--issues that continue to be significant in todays multi-ethnic Denmark. Icons of Danish Modernity is a book about the uneasy waves that arise when celebrities take on national symbolism, and the beginnings of this formula in the early twentieth century. Notes Offers an original, thought provoking analysis of the origins and permutations of Danish modernism and Danish national identity Author Biography Julie K. Allen is associate professor of Scandinavian studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments Section One | Introduction1. The Critic and the Actress: Crafting Art and National IdentitySection Two | George Brandes2. The Literary Revolutionary: Marketing Danish Modernity in Imperial Germany 3. The Outspoken Radical: Political Journalism and Provocative Pacifism Section Three | Asta Nielsen4. The Danish Diva: Identity Games in Prewar Silent Cinema 5. The New Woman: Enacting Scandinavian Modernity on Screen Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index Review "Allen weaves a compelling cultural analysis about national identity and its mores. The juxtaposition of the works of Georg Brandes and Asta Nielsen is highly original and Allens contribution offers a much-needed introduction to an English reading audience of these important cultural figures." Karin Sanders, University of California, Berkeley Promotional Offers an original, thought provoking analysis of the origins and permutations of Danish modernism and Danish national identity Long Description Julie Allen utilizes the lives and friendship of the Danish literarycritic George Brandes (1842-1927) and the silent film star Asta Nielsen(1881-1972) to explore questions of culture and national identity inearly twentieth-century Denmark. Danish culture and politics wereinfluenced in this period by the countrys deeply ambivalentrelationship with Germany. Brandes and Nielsen, both of whom lived andworked in Germany for significant periods of time, were seen asdangerously cosmopolitan by the Danish public, even while they servedas international cultural ambassadors for the very society thatrejected them during their lifetimes. Allen argues that they were theprototypical representatives of a socially liberal and culturallymodern "Danishness" (Danskhed) that Denmark itself onlygradually (and later) grew into. This lively study brings its central characters to life whileoffering an original, thought provoking analysis of the origins andpermutations of Danish modernism and Danish national identity -issues that continue to be significant in todays multi-ethnicDenmark. Icons of Danish Modernity is a book about the uneasywaves that arise when celebrities take on national symbolism, and thebeginnings of this formula in the early twentieth century. Review Quote "Allen weaves a compelling cultural analysis about national identity and its mores. The juxtaposition of the works of Georg Brandes and Asta Nielsen is highly original and Allens contribution offers a much-needed introduction to an English reading audience of these important cultural figures." Karin Sanders, University of California, Berkeley Description for Reader Julie Allen utilizes the lives and friendship of the Danish literarycritic George Brandes (1842-1927) and the silent film star Asta Nielsen(1881-1972) to explore questions of culture and national identity inearly twentieth-century Denmark. Danish culture and politics wereinfluenced in this period by the countrys deeply ambivalentrelationship with Germany. Brandes and Nielsen, both of whom lived andworked in Germany for significant periods of time, were seen asdangerously cosmopolitan by the Danish public, even while they servedas international cultural ambassadors for the very society thatrejected them during their lifetimes. Allen argues that they were theprototypical representatives of a socially liberal and culturallymodern "Danishness" (Danskhed) that Denmark itself onlygradually (and later) grew into. This lively study brings its central characters to life whileoffering an original, thought provoking analysis of the origins andpermutations of Danish modernism and Danish national identity -issues that continue to be significant in todays multi-ethnicDenmark. Icons of Danish Modernity is a book about the uneasywaves that arise when celebrities take on national symbolism, and thebeginnings of this formula in the early twentieth century. Details ISBN0295992204 Author Julie K. Allen Short Title ICONS OF DANISH MODERNITY Publisher University of Washington Press Language English ISBN-10 0295992204 ISBN-13 9780295992204 Media Book Format Hardcover Imprint University of Washington Press Subtitle Georg Brandes and Asta Nielsen Country of Publication United States Place of Publication Seattle UK Release Date 2012-11-29 Year 2013 Publication Date 2013-07-15 AU Release Date 2013-07-15 NZ Release Date 2013-07-15 US Release Date 2013-07-15 Illustrations 12 illus. 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