The classics with Klaus Rothstein: Herman Bang
ANNUAL PASS ONLY – In this lecture series, literary critic and author Klaus Rothstein takes an enthusiastic look at classic works of literature that are well worth revisiting.
We continue the Diamond Club's popular lecture series, in which the critic Klaus Rothstein explores the rich collection of original manuscripts by influential authors held by Royal Danish Library. This spring, the focus is on the author as a letter writer. The audience will have a unique opportunity to get close to original material – guided by the principle: look, but do not touch.
Herman Bang (1857-1912), the elegant and provocative journalist and author, did not leave Danish literary history in the same state as he found it – he renewed it and improved it. Perhaps the most eccentric figure in Danish literature. Bang portrayed the quiet lives of ordinary people, impossible love and finely observed psychological characters.
His impressionistic and psychologically nuanced style characterises his most important and best-known works:
1) By the Wayside (Ved Vejen), often regarded as his finest work.
2) Hopeless Generations (Haabløse Slægter), a groundbreaking and partly autobiographical novel.
3) Stuk (Stuk), a metropolitan masterpiece about Copenhagen.
4) Ludvigsbakke, one of his most beloved novels.
5) The White House (Det hvide Hus), an atmospheric memoir.
In this lecture, Klaus Rothstein introduces Herman Bang through original manuscripts and documents from the collections of Royal Danish Library.
Herman Bang ( 1857-1912) is the elegant and provocative journalist and author who transformed Danish literary history. Join us for a closer look at one of the most eccentric figures in Danish literature.
Photo: S. P. Christensen & E. M. Morange
