Robert Molesworth's An Account of Denmark as it was in 1692: A Political Scandal and its Literary Aftermath
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Robert Molesworth's An Account of Denmark as it was in 1692 : A Political Scandal and its Literary Aftermath. / Olden-Jørgensen, Sebastian.
In: Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab. Historisk - Filosofiske Skrifter, Vol. 101, 2008, p. 68-87.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Robert Molesworth's An Account of Denmark as it was in 1692
T2 - A Political Scandal and its Literary Aftermath
AU - Olden-Jørgensen, Sebastian
N1 - "Northern Antiquities and National Identities - Perceptions of Denmark and the North in the Eighteenth Century. Symposium held in Copenhagen August 2005"
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Robert Moleswort's An Account of Denmark as it was in 1692 is a violent political pamphlet in the early British Whig-tradition aimed at underscoring republican values by pointing to the dreadful example of Danish Absolutist slavery. It was a bestseller on an international scale. In his book Molesworth linked the political system (Absolutism) with the lazy nationai character of the population and the ntellectual, cultural and economic backwardness of Denmark. A futile official Danish protest and several private and semi-officilal replies followed suit. The last and most interesting of these was Ludvig Holberg's Description of Denmark and Norway (1729) which counters Molesworth on the basis of history and natural law - and in a witty style. Thus the republican manifesto of Molesworth became instrumental in shaping the political outlook and language of the very moderate, loyal and anything but radical or republican Danish enlightenment mainstream.
AB - Robert Moleswort's An Account of Denmark as it was in 1692 is a violent political pamphlet in the early British Whig-tradition aimed at underscoring republican values by pointing to the dreadful example of Danish Absolutist slavery. It was a bestseller on an international scale. In his book Molesworth linked the political system (Absolutism) with the lazy nationai character of the population and the ntellectual, cultural and economic backwardness of Denmark. A futile official Danish protest and several private and semi-officilal replies followed suit. The last and most interesting of these was Ludvig Holberg's Description of Denmark and Norway (1729) which counters Molesworth on the basis of history and natural law - and in a witty style. Thus the republican manifesto of Molesworth became instrumental in shaping the political outlook and language of the very moderate, loyal and anything but radical or republican Danish enlightenment mainstream.
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - national identitet
KW - Robert Molesworth
KW - Ludvig Holberg
KW - absolutisme
KW - republikanisme
KW - naturret
KW - Mogens Skeel
KW - Johannes Moller
KW - Laurids Thura
KW - oplysningstid
KW - national identuty
KW - Robert Molesworth
KW - Ludvig Holberg
KW - Absolutism
KW - Republicanism
KW - natural law
KW - Mogens Skeel
KW - Johannes Moller
KW - Laurids Thura
KW - enlightenment
M3 - Journal article
VL - 101
SP - 68
EP - 87
JO - Scientia Danica. Series H, Humanistica, 8
JF - Scientia Danica. Series H, Humanistica, 8
SN - 1904-5492
ER -
ID: 10872610