Brandes, Georg
(Kopenhagen 1842-1927 Kopenhagen) : Literaturkritiker, Philosoph, Schriftsteller
Name Alternative(s)
Brandes, Georg Morris Cohen
Subjects
Index of Names : Occident
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Literature : Occident : Denmark
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Philosophy : Europe : Denmark
Chronology Entries (3)
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| 1 | 1920 |
Chen, Gu. Bulanduisi [ID D26354]. Chen schreibt : "Most English, German and French critics come to know Ibsen after he published his major plays. Their criticism is based on the speculation they can make about Ibsen. But Georg Brandes had the same mother tongue as Ibsen and as a contemporary of him, Brandes was able to follow the actual course of Ibsen's development and would not be blinded by his fame." |
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| 2 | 1924 |
[Brandes, Georg]. [Bailun]. Zhang Wentian yi. [ID D26458]. Zhang Wentian translated the Byron section in the book of Georg Brandes' Main currents in 19th century literature in Chinese. Brandes schreibt : "It is probable that the subject of love between brother and sister was one often discussed by Shelley and Byron. What incensed Byron more than anything else was the pious horror displayed by the orthodox Bible Christians, one article of whose faith it is that the human race, as descended from one man and woman, multiplied by means of marriage between brother and sister." Chu Chih-yu : Brandes attributed Byron's loneliness and his erratic behaviour to genetic factors : "thus the poet [Byron] had wild blood in his veins". This view was readily accepted by Chinese scholars. Wang Tongzhao wrote "Genetics has become one of the important sciences” and most of Byron's neurotic behavious was “inherited from his mother". Gan Naiguang argued : "If we ascribe Byron's romantic character to the society, then we underestimate the power of genetics". The term 'romantic character' used by Wang Tongzhao refers to 'uncontrollable passion' or simply to Byronism in its broadest sense. Byron's lifestyle, his spirit of revolt, his passion, impulsiveness, restlessness, indignation, revenge, cynicism, etc. It may seem superficial for the Chinese to have simply borrowed from Brandes whatever he had to say about Byron. But this borrowing demonstrates respect not so much for Brandes as for a totally new and scientific approach to literature hitherto absent in Chinese criticism. Georg Brandes' interpretation of Byron's fortunes in England, both literary and personal, was conveyed faithfully to Chinese readers, although few of the Chinese writers acknowledged their sources. He accredited the fall of Byron's reputation, not unustifiably, to his wife and the general public, and most of all to other jealous writers. It is true that Byron's marriage [with Annabella Milbanke] was a big mistake. The Chinese are more circumspect in dealing with matters like incest. It is obvious, that almost every contribution of Xiao shuo yue bao had read Brandes' book, or at least the chapters on Byron. But they all avoided touching on this sensitive subject directly. Xi He mentioned the separation briefly and his only comment was : "Generally speaking, English society resented Byron's conduct and sympathized with Annabella Milbanke". Wang Tongzhao's version was more ambiguous : "Byron returned to London to find, to his surprise, that he was attacked without reason by the blind public". Gan Naiguang put the blame on Miss Milbanke but his argument was hardly convincing. He observed that the English reasonably expected Miss Milbanke to be able to tame the wild horse [Byron] once they were married, but that Miss Milbanke did not prove equal to the heavy task. She was a woman who observed the so-called moral principles of the time ; she was upright but unfeeling. She never sinned but she never forgave. Gan's article was basically a free translation of passages from Hippolyte Adolphe Taine's History of English literature. Transl. From French into English by J. Scott Clark. (New York, N.Y. : Colonial Press, 1900). |
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| 3 | 1927 |
Zheng, Zhenduo. Wen xue da gang [ID D11275]. Erwähnung von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Hölderlin, Henrik Ibsen, Walt Whitman, Jane Austen, Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, James Fenimore Cooper, Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Harriet Beecher Stowe. Darin enthalten ist eine Abhandlung über Faust von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Zheng alluded to William Dean Howells' famous appellation for Mark Twain as 'the Lincoln of American literature'. He asserts that Huckleberry Finn is Twain's most important representative work. He described Georg Brandes as 'the most important critic of Europe'. Zheng mentioned Jane Austen, but said very briefly that her works have calm irony, delicate characterization, and pleasing style. Washington Irving made American literature first recognized in Europe, while it is Edgar Allan Poe who first made American literature greatly influence European literature. In 1909, the year of Poe's centennial, the whole of Europe, from London to Moscow, and from Christiania to Rome, claimed its indebtedness to Poe and praised his great success. Zheng Zhenduo regarded Nathaniel Hawthorne as "the first person who wrote tragedy in America". It was Hawthorne's emphasis upon psychological description that led to Zheng's high praise. According to Zheng's theory, the American tradition in literature exerted a strong influence upon Hawthorne's exploration of the depth of the human soul. "Hawthorne's psychological description could be traced back to Charles Brown." |
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Bibliography (6)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
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| 1 | 1924 | [Brandes, Georg]. [Bailun]. Zhang Wentian yi. In : Xiao shuo yue bao ; vol. 15, no 4 (1924). [Enthält das Kap. Byron. In : Brandes, Georg. Main currents in nineteenth century literature]. | Publication / Byr63 |
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| 2 | 1928 |
[Brandes, Georg]. Yibusheng. Lin Yutang yi. In : Ben liu ; vol. 1, no 3 (1928). Übersetzung von Brandes, Georg. Henrik Ibsen. Vol. 1-3. (Kopenhagen : Gyldendal, 1902-1903). 易卜生 |
Publication / Ibs47 | |
| 3 | 1929 |
[Brandes, Georg]. Yibusheng zhuan ji qi qing shu. Lin Yutang yi. (Shanghai : Chun chao shu ju, 1929). [Übersetzung von Ibsens Liebesbriefen an Emilie Bardach]. 易卜生傳及其情書 |
Publication / Ibs66 | |
| 4 | 1936-1937 |
[Brandes, Georg]. Shi jiu shi ji wen xue zhi zhu chao. Shi Heng yi. Vol. 1-6. (Shanghai : Shang wu yin shu guan fa xing, 1936-1937). (Zhong shan wen ku). Übersetzung von Brandes, Georg. Hovedstromninger i det 19de Aarhundredes Litteratur : forelaesninger holdte ved Kjobenhavns Universitet. (Kjobenhavn : F. Hegel, 1872-1890). = Brandes, Georg. Die Hauptströmungen der Litteratur des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts. (Leipzig : Barsdorf, 1872-1897). Bd. 1 : Die Emigrantenliteratur / mit einem Generalregister versehen. Bd. 2 : Die romantische Schule in Deutschland. Bd. 3 : Die Reaktion in Frankreich. Bd. 4 : Der Naturalismus in England : die Seeschule Byron und seine Gruppe. Bd. 5 : Die romantische Schule in Frankreich. Bd. 6 : Das junge Deutschland. = Brandes, Georg. Main currents in nineteenth century literature. Transl. from Danish into English by Diana White and Mary Morison. (London : William Heinemann, 1923). 十九世紀文學之主潮 = [Brandes, Georg]. Bailun ping lun. Qiaozhi Bolanduisi zhu ; Shi Heng yi. (Shanghai : Guo ji wen hua chu ban she, 1948). [Biographie von George Gordon Byron]. 拜倫評傳 |
Publication / Byr38 | |
| 5 | 1985 |
[Brandes, Georg]. Nicai. Qiaozhi Bolanduisi zhu ; An Yanming yi. (Beijing : Gong ren chu ban she, 1985). (Wai guo zhu ming si xiang jia yi cong). Übersetzung von Brandes, Georg. Essays : fremmede personligheder. (Kjobenhavn : Gyldendalske, 1889). = Brandes, Georg. Friedrich Nietzsche. Transl. from the Danish by A.G. Chater. (New York, N.Y. : Macmillan ; London : W. Heinemann, 1909). 尼采 |
Publication / Nie181 | |
| 6 | 1997 |
[Brandes, Georg]. Shi jiu shi ji wen xue zhu liu. Bolanduisi. Vol. 1-6. (Beijing : Ren min wen xue chu ban she, 1997). Vol. 1 : Liu wang wen xue / Zhang Daozhen yi. Vol. 2 : Deguo di lang man pai / Liu Banjiu yi. Vol. 3 : Faguo di fan dong / Zhang Daozhen yi. Vol. 4 : Yingguo di zi ran zhu yi / Xu Shigu, Jiang Feng, Zhang Zimou yi. Vol. 5 : Faguo di lang man pai / Li Zongjie yi. Vol. 6 : Qing nian Deyizhi / Gao Zhongfu yi. Übersetzung von Brandes, Georg. Hovedstromninger i det 19de Aarhundredes Litteratur : forelaesninger holdte ved Kjobenhavns Universitet. (Kjobenhavn : F. Hegel, 1872-1890). = Brandes, Georg. Die Hauptströmungen der Litteratur des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts. (Leipzig : Barsdorf, 1872-1897). Bd. 1 : Die Emigrantenliteratur / mit einem Generalregister versehen. Bd. 2 : Die romantische Schule in Deutschland. Bd. 3 : Die Reaktion in Frankreich. Bd. 4 : Der Naturalismus in England : die Seeschule Byron und seine Gruppe. Bd. 5 : Die romantische Schule in Frankreich. Bd. 6 : Das junge Deutschland. = Brandes, Georg. Main currents in nineteenth century literature. Transl. from Danish into English by Diana White and Mary Morison. (London : William Heinemann, 1923). 十九世紀文学主流 |
Publication / Byr39 |
Secondary Literature (2)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
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| 1 | 1920 |
Chen, Gu. Bulanduisi. In : Dong fang za zhi ; (Jan. 1920). In : Wen xue pi ping yu pi ping jia. (Shanghai : Shang wu yin shu guan, 1923). (Dong fang wen ku ; 60). [Georg Brandes]. 文學批評與批評家 |
Publication / Ibs118 | |
| 2 | 1925 |
Wen xue pi ping yu pi ping jia = Literary criticism and the critics. Dong fang za zhi she. (Shanghai : Shang wu yin shu guan, 1925). [Betr. Georg Brandes, Matthew Arnold]. 文学批评与批评家 |
Publication / ArnM5 |