Niels Lyhne

Niels Lyhne (1880) har overordnet strukturen som en dannelsesroman, men strukturen opl ser sig indefra, idet hovedpersonen, Niels, ikke udvikler sig men g r i st . Niels er en fantast og ateist, og drives s langt ud i desillusion, at livet taber mening for ham. Niels Lyhne er dermed en, for perioden, moderne figur, og hans refleksioner er slet ikke fremmede for os i dag, hvor fremmedgjorthed kan opleves som et grundvilk r ved at v re menneske i et moderne samfund. I bogen skildres Niels' forhold til flere forskellige kvinder, som alle f r en betydning for hans liv, og bogen er fyldt med st rkt sansede naturoplevelser.

Niels Lyhne er en aspirerende digter, der er splittet mellem romantik og realitet, tro og fornuft. Romanen strækker sig fra 1837 til 1864 og omhandler episoder fra hovedpersonens barndom, ungdom og manddom. Centralt i værket står Niels' ulykkelige kærlighedsforhold til seks forskellige kvinder og hans søgen efter mening. Niels Lyhne er i sin struktur opbygget som en klassisk dannelsesroman, men frem for at udvikle sig går bogens hovedperson i stå og ender sit liv i total desillusion. "J.P. Jacobsens roman Niels Lyhne er den bedste roman fra 1800-tallet. Den handler om al den skønhed, poesi kan skabe, og som tragisk ikke ændrer det mindste på den verden, vi lever i og af." – Bo Hakon Jørgensen " Niels Lyhne er verdensromanen i dansk litteratur." – Niels Barfoed " Niels Lyhne er den bedste bog i vort århundrede." – Henrik Ibsen "Jacobsen har efterladt et dybere indtryk i mit hjerte end nogen anden lekture i de seneste år." – Sigmund Freud "Ud af alle mine bøger er der kun få, der er uundværlige for mig, og to af dem er altid blandt mine ting, uanset hvor jeg er: Bibelen og bøgerne af den store danske forfatter Jens Peter Jacobsen." – Rainer Maria Rilke

J.P. Jacobsens udødelige romanklassiker Niels Lyhne udkom første gang i 1880. Dette er en genudgivelse i smuk lærredsindbinding og med moderne retskrivning. Niels Lyhne er en aspirerende digter, splittet mellem romantik og realitet, tro og fornuft. Vi følger hans kamp for at finde meningen med livet, med digtningen og med kærligheden. Og vi møder de kvinder, der hver især former ham. Først moderen Bartholine, senere blandt andet den erotiske tante Edele, den frigjorte enke Tema Boye og den unge Gerda.

Niels Lyhne is an aspiring poet, torn between romanticism and realism, faith and reason. Through his relationships with six women-including his young widowed aunt, a seductive free spirit, and his passionate cousin who marries his friend-his search for purpose becomes a yielding to disillusionment. One of Danish literature's greatest novels, with nods to Kierkegaard and a protagonist some critics have compared to Hamlet, Jacobsen's masterpiece has at its center a young man who faces the anguish of the human condition but cannot find comfort in the Christian faith. Tiina Nunnally's award-winning translation offers readers a chance to experience anew a writer deeply revered by Rilke, Ibsen, Mann, and Hesse.

Niels Lyhne is an aspiring poet, torn between romanticism and realism, faith and reason. Through his relationships with six women-including his young widowed aunt, a seductive free spirit, and his passionate cousin who marries his friend-his search for purpose becomes a yielding to disillusionment. One of Danish literature's greatest novels, with nods to Kierkegaard and a protagonist some critics have compared to Hamlet, Jacobsen's masterpiece has at its center a young man who faces the anguish of the human condition but cannot find comfort in the Christian faith. Tiina Nunnally's award-winning translation offers readers a chance to experience anew a writer deeply revered by Rilke, Ibsen, Mann, and Hesse.

Jens Peter Jacobsen: Niels Lyhne Schon fruh, noch als Student, plant Jacobsen einen Roman uber einen Atheisten zu schreiben, der schlielich 1880, dreizehn Jahre spater, mit Niels Lyhne erscheint. Der psychologische Entwicklungsroman erzahlt die Geschichte des Scheiterns des mit zu viel Phantasie gesegneten Niels, der Traum und Wirklichkeit nicht auseinanderhalten kann und schlielich in Einsamkeit resigniert. Erstdruck: Kopenhagen (Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag) 1880. Hier in der Ubersetzung von Mathilde Mann. Neuausgabe mit einer Biographie des Autors. Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth. Berlin 2016. Textgrundlage ist die Ausgabe: Jacobsen, J ens] P eter]: Niels Lyhne. Ubers. v. M. Mann, Leipzig: Hesse & Becker Verlag, o. J.]. Die Paginierung obiger Ausgabe wird in dieser Neuausgabe als Marginalie zeilengenau mitgefuhrt. Umschlaggestaltung von Thomas Schultz-Overhage unter Verwendung des Bildes: Hans Olaf Heyerdahl, Das sterbende Kind (Ausschnitt), 1889. Gesetzt aus der Minion Pro, 11 pt.

Jens Peter Jacobsen: Niels Lyhne Schon fruh, noch als Student, plant Jacobsen einen Roman uber einen Atheisten zu schreiben, der schlielich 1880, dreizehn Jahre spater, mit Niels Lyhne erscheint. Der psychologische Entwicklungsroman erzahlt die Geschichte des Scheiterns des mit zu viel Phantasie gesegneten Niels, der Traum und Wirklichkeit nicht auseinanderhalten kann und schlielich in Einsamkeit resigniert. Erstdruck: Kopenhagen (Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag) 1880. Hier in der Ubersetzung von Mathilde Mann. Neuausgabe mit einer Biographie des Autors. Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth. Berlin 2016. Textgrundlage ist die Ausgabe: Jacobsen, J ens] P eter]: Niels Lyhne. Ubers. v. M. Mann, Leipzig: Hesse & Becker Verlag, o. J.]. Die Paginierung obiger Ausgabe wird in dieser Neuausgabe als Marginalie zeilengenau mitgefuhrt. Umschlaggestaltung von Thomas Schultz-Overhage unter Verwendung des Bildes: Hans Olaf Heyerdahl, Das sterbende Kind (Ausschnitt), 1889. Gesetzt aus der Minion Pro, 11 pt.

Niels Lyhne by Jens Peter Jacobsen is a philosophical novel that explores themes of atheism, idealism, disillusionment, and the search for meaning in a godless world. The story follows Niels Lyhne, a sensitive and introspective Danish poet, as he moves through life struggling with questions of faith, love, and purpose. Raised in a secular, artistic environment, Niels rejects religion in favor of reason and personal conviction. However, as he experiences heartbreak, loss, war, and death, his ideals are repeatedly tested. He loses several loved ones-including his romantic interests and family members-and endures profound existential crises. Ultimately, Niels Lyhne portrays a tragic but sincere quest for authenticity in a world that offers no easy answers, capturing the spiritual struggles of modern man in the face of uncertainty and mortality. The novel is often seen as a precursor to existentialist literature.

Niels Lyhne by Jens Peter Jacobsen is a philosophical novel that explores themes of atheism, idealism, disillusionment, and the search for meaning in a godless world. The story follows Niels Lyhne, a sensitive and introspective Danish poet, as he moves through life struggling with questions of faith, love, and purpose. Raised in a secular, artistic environment, Niels rejects religion in favor of reason and personal conviction. However, as he experiences heartbreak, loss, war, and death, his ideals are repeatedly tested. He loses several loved ones-including his romantic interests and family members-and endures profound existential crises. Ultimately, Niels Lyhne portrays a tragic but sincere quest for authenticity in a world that offers no easy answers, capturing the spiritual struggles of modern man in the face of uncertainty and mortality. The novel is often seen as a precursor to existentialist literature.