Georg Brandes' Main Currents: A Companion

Brandes ambition was to deploy the tools of his discipline in the service of big causes, such as the promotion of freedom, peace, and modernity. His grand narrative of the evolution of European literature was delivered in person to a large audience at the University of Copenhagen, and soon after published in six volumes between 1872 and 1890. In Danish circles, he constantly challenged national narrow-mindedness and worked to establish dialogues between nations and cultures. In a wider cont...