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An account of the Scandinavian contributions to the field of Old English studies from the eighteenth century onwards.
The discipline of Old English Studies began in Scandinavia, not England, pioneered by the work of the great Danish scholar, N.F.S. Grundtvig (1783-1872) and continues to flourish in the languages of the region (including Finland). This book offers a history of Scandinavian scholarship, in Neo-Latin, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, as well as Finnish and Sámi, from 1733 to the present day. It surveys the major events and texts in the discipline, and evaluates translations of Beowulf and other Old English prose and verse texts. It argues that nationalism, aesthetics, and spirituality are the chief motivators for Old English studies in the Nordic countries; although Romantic nationalism was a first mover for Old English studies, the qualities Scandinavians now seek in Old English literature-that we all seek-are transnational, existential, spiritual, and human. The study concludes with complete bibliographies of contributions in the Scandinavian languages to Old English studies and of translations of Old English literature into the Scandinavian languages.
This book is available as Open Access under the Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND.
The discipline of Old English Studies began in Scandinavia, not England, pioneered by the work of the great Danish scholar, N.F.S. Grundtvig (1783-1872) and continues to flourish in the languages of the region (including Finland). This book offers a history of Scandinavian scholarship, in Neo-Latin, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, as well as Finnish and Sámi, from 1733 to the present day. It surveys the major events and texts in the discipline, and evaluates translations of Beowulf and other Old English prose and verse texts. It argues that nationalism, aesthetics, and spirituality are the chief motivators for Old English studies in the Nordic countries; although Romantic nationalism was a first mover for Old English studies, the qualities Scandinavians now seek in Old English literature-that we all seek-are transnational, existential, spiritual, and human. The study concludes with complete bibliographies of contributions in the Scandinavian languages to Old English studies and of translations of Old English literature into the Scandinavian languages.
This book is available as Open Access under the Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND.
Price: $29.99
Pages: 256
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: D.S.Brewer
Publication Date:
10 September 2024
Trim Size: 9.21 X 6.14 in
ISBN: 9781843847274
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Scandinavian
Stands out as a remarkable achievement which will serve as a welcome research aid for both scholars working on primary Old English material, as well as those researching the history of their discipline. Even researchers with a focus on modern Scandinavian history and intellectual culture will find in it a mass of valuable information, as many of the philologists and translators examined by Bjork were leading figures in the society and culture of their day.
Introduction: The View from the North
Part 1: The Beginnings, 1733 to 1899
1. Old English Studies and the Politics of Philology in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Scandinavia
2. Myth of Spirit, Myth of Word in the Works of N. F. S. Grundtvig
3. Grundtvig's Vision of the Old English Phoenix
Part 2: The Flourishing, 1900 to 2023
4. Old English Studies in Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century Scandinavia
Part 3: The Continuing Interest: Beowulf and Translations of Beowulf and Other Old English Literature, 1733 to 2022
5. Scandinavian Approaches to Beowulf
6. Scandinavian Translations of Beowulf
7. Scandinavian Translations of Old English Literature other than Beowulf
Conclusion: A Truly Splendid Ruin
Part 1: The Beginnings, 1733 to 1899
1. Old English Studies and the Politics of Philology in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Scandinavia
2. Myth of Spirit, Myth of Word in the Works of N. F. S. Grundtvig
3. Grundtvig's Vision of the Old English Phoenix
Part 2: The Flourishing, 1900 to 2023
4. Old English Studies in Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century Scandinavia
Part 3: The Continuing Interest: Beowulf and Translations of Beowulf and Other Old English Literature, 1733 to 2022
5. Scandinavian Approaches to Beowulf
6. Scandinavian Translations of Beowulf
7. Scandinavian Translations of Old English Literature other than Beowulf
Conclusion: A Truly Splendid Ruin