About this course
Hans Christian Andersen’s tales are not just for children. His stories work on many levels providing not only entertainment, but also reflections on society, technical advancement, and values. The course provides an understanding of the Romantic Age and the Danish Golden Age, and of the societal and economic changes that affected life in mid-19th century Europe. Andersen’s works are analyzed through a variety of different literary approaches.
Syllabus
Faculty
Jan Aage Rasmussen
FacultyCand.phil. (Scandinavian Philology). External lecturer, Literary Theory and Literary Analysis: Theory of Science and Mythology, Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, University of Copenhagen, 1993-present. Teacher of Danish to foreigners since 1987. With DIS since 2013.