THE

LITERATURE AND ROMANCE

OF

NORTHERN EUROPE:

CONSTITUTING

A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE LITERATURE OF SWEDEN,
DENMARK, NORWAY AND ICELAND,

WITH COPIOUS SPECIMENS OF THE MOST CELEBRATED
HISTORIES, ROMANCES, POPULAR LEGENDS AND TALES, OLD CHIVALROUS
BALLADS, TRAGIC AND COMIC DRAMAS, NATIONAL AND FAVOURITE SONGS,
NOVELS, AND SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF THE PRESENT DAY.

BY

WILLIAM AND MARY HOWITT.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

COLBURN AND CO., PUBLISHERS,

GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET.

1852.
WP.

LONDON:

Printed by Schulze and Co., 13, Poland Street.

TILDEN LIBRARY

1895

CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

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CHAPTER I.

BAGGESEN, CONTINUED.

Publishes his translation of Holberg's "Niels Klim's Subterranean Journey"

-Also an opera,

Holger Danske"-Burlesqued by P. A. Heiberg,

under the name of "Holger Tydske"-Baggesen receives a travelling

stipend―Liberality of Denmark in this respect to its men of talent-

Denmark pensioned Klopstock and assisted Schiller-Baggesen's charm-

ing narrative of his travels under the title of "The Labyrinth"-Extracts

from this-The passport-Visit to Voss-Outbreak of the French

Revolution-Visit to Klopstock-" The Lüneburg Heath, and Heath

Philosophy"- "The Devil's Stone-road"-" Choice Specimen of an

Englishman"-The son of Warren Hastings .

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CHAPTER II.

BAGGESEN, CONTINUED.

Visit to Bürger-" Love Adventure in Switzerland"-Visit to Schiller-

Baggesen returns home with his wife-Different after journeys-Death

of his wife, Sophy Haller-He quits Denmark again-Marries Fanny

Ray baz-Produces his opera of "Erik Eiegod"-Made Vice-Provost of

Regents College-Lives much in Germany and Paris-Made Professor

at Kiel-Becomes very unpopular at home from his unpatriotic senti-

ments--Commences his onslaught upon Oehlenschläger-His criticisms

on Oehlenschläger's works-Fickleness of his opinions- Retires again

to Paris-Dies at Hamburg-Characteristics of his genius

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