Northern antiquities and national identities

From the constitutional change in the 1660s onwards, Denmark was seen in Europe, especially in Britain, as the »model« of absolutism. This idea of Denmark deeply influenced Danes´ own perception of the identity of their national culture. This volume explores several important episodes in this process of identification, self-identification and the interaction between the two. Across the chapters of the book special attention is devoted to the writings of Ludvig Holberg, Paul-Henri Mallet, Peder Kofod Ancher, Jens Kraft, J.S. Sneedorff, P.F. Suhm, Johannes Ewald, and Tyge Rothe.