{"product_id":"niels-lyhne-j-p-jacobsen-9791043135644","title":"Niels Lyhne","description":"\u003cp\u003eNiels Lyhne, an aspiring poet, is torn between the romanticism and faith of the old tradition, and modern notions of realism and reason. His relationship with different women, including his young aunt Edele, a free spirit of Copenhagen, and Mrs. Boye, a passionate artist, only lead him to further disillusionment as he searches for meaning in a rapidly changing world.Published in \u003cstrong\u003e1880\u003c\/strong\u003e, Niels Lyhne, Jacobsen's second novel, was not as well received as his first, neither by reviewers nor the public. There wasn't a second printing until after his death in \u003cstrong\u003e1885\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNiels Lyhne\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is an 1880 novel written by the Danish author Jens Peter Jacobsen.\u003c\/p\u003eGeneral description\u003cp\u003eA naturalistic work, Niels Lyhne is considered to be part of the Modern Breakthrough, a style of Realism native to Scandinavia; however, the novel does contain several romantic elements, and it relies and expands on romantic themes (examination of individual struggle and consciousness; artistic expression and inspiration), while it also ironizes them. The story chronicles the titular character's renunciation of his faith, his various bereavements and, ultimately, it depicts his disillusionment and his death. This disillusionment is part and parcel of the work's naturalism-focusing on his failures as a lover and as an artist, Niels Lyhne demonstrates the individual's helplessness and serves as a critique of atheism as well as faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorg Lukács cites the novel in his influential Meaning of Contemporary Realism as the \"first novel to describe this state of mind of the atheistic bourgeois intelligentsia\".[2]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRainer Maria Rilke, in Letters to a Young Poet, cites the Bible and Jacobsen's work as the two books most worth reading. Since a focus of Niels Lyhne is how the nonbeliever deals with death, in pairing this novel with the Bible, Rilke sets the unwary young poet upon the dialectic. Further, this work may be considered a forerunner of the existentialist novels of mid-20th century France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. P. Jacobsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9791043135644\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"J. P. Jacobsen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520291418367,"sku":"9791043135644","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a755dcac-55c3-451c-b043-e02485b79c3e.jpg?v=1778741881","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/niels-lyhne-j-p-jacobsen-9791043135644","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}