Marie Grubbe (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Psychological Historical Novel of Desire, Rebellion, and Social Decline in Seventeenth-Century DenmarkBy J. P. Jacobsen
Length9h 12m
About this audiobook
Marie Grubbe is a searching historical novel that reimagines the life of a seventeenth-century Danish noblewoman who passes through aristocratic marriage, scandal, desire, and social decline with disturbing inward consistency. Jacobsen's prose is sensuous, exact, and psychologically probing, combining historical reconstruction with the emergent naturalist concern for temperament, impulse, and environment. Published in 1876, it stands at the threshold of the Scandinavian Modern Breakthrough, replacing moral melodrama with analytic ambiguity and a lyrical realism attentive to bodily experience and social constraint. J. P. Jacobsen (1847–1885), one of Denmark's most original prose stylists, was also a botanist and an early interpreter of Darwin in Scandinavia. His scientific training, frail health, and proximity to the intellectual climate shaped by Georg Brandes helped form a fiction fascinated by heredity, instinct, skepticism, and the erosion of inherited ideals. In Marie Grubbe, these concerns are transformed into art rather than thesis. This novel is recommended to readers interested in psychological fiction, feminist literary history, and the origins of modern Scandinavian prose. It rewards patience with its subtle portrait of freedom, desire, and self-destruction.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, Historical Fiction
Length9 hrs 12 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 13, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
14Chapter IX
2Introduction
15Chapter X
3Synopsis
16Chapter XI
4Historical Context
17Chapter XII
5Introduction
18Chapter XIII
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6Chapter I
19Chapter XIV
7Chapter II
20Chapter XV
8Chapter III
21Chapter XVI
9Chapter IV
22Chapter XVII
10Chapter V
23Chapter XVIII
11Chapter VI
24Analysis
12Chapter VII
25Reflection
13Chapter VIII
26Memorable Quotes
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