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ATDrake · 03-05-2017, 10:58 PM

Living Wellsprings: The Hymns, Songs and Poems of N.F.S. Grundtvig, edited and translated by British expat and long-term resident of Denmark Edward Broadbridge with an introduction by Uffe Jonas, who has composed a number of musical settings for Grundtvig's words, is the 2nd volume in the N.F.S. Grundtvig: Works in English series, comprising an English-language collection of the translated poetry and hymns of the noted 19th-century Danish author, teacher, and philosopher (Wikipedia), who was highly influential in proposing educational models which are still used to this day, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Aarhus University Press in Denmark.

This is their featured English-language Free Book of the Month for March. While not exactly an annotated edition, many of the psalms and poems are footnoted with brief but helpful explanations for references and imagery which might not be obvious to a non-Danish, non-19th century, non-religious reader; and there's a listing of the context of each work as it fits into the late author's personal timeline and creative intentions. If you are interested and can read Danish (or are willing to run it through Google Translate), this is a newspaper article about the translator's efforts to promote the works of Grundtvig in other countries, including forays into China and the US.

Currently free throughout March directly @ the university's dedicated promo page (DRM-free PDF available worldwide, approx 26 mb), and you can read more about the book on its regular catalogue page here.

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'All my Living Wellsprings are in you', says God to His people in Psalm 87:7. The title seems apt for the poetic works of the Danish poet-pastor N.F.S. Grundtvig (1783-1872) who wrote over a third of the hymns in the present Danish Hymnbook as poet, adaptor, or translator. Living Wellsprings contains a wide selection of Grundtvig's best-known hymns and songs along with a number of his shorter poems - 162 items in all - in new translations. Ths is the first comprehensive collection of the poetry of one of the pre-eminent builders of the Danish nation, who regarded Danish history, language, and song as absolutely indispensable to the life of what he termed 'the state, the church, and the school'.

As part of its agenda to digitalise and translate Grundtvig's vast output, the Grundtvig Study Centre at Aarhus University is pleased to publish this second volume in the series, 'N.F.S. Grundtvig: Works in English'. Volume 1, The School for Life, contains Grundtvig's major writings on education. Future volumes will deal with his philosophy, his politics, and his theology.

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ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Free (DRM-free) Living Wellsprings [19th C Danish Literary Figure Poetry & Hymns] Living Wellsprings: The Hymns, Songs and Poems of N.F.S. Grundtvig, edited and translated by British expat and long-term resident of Denmark Edward Broadbridge with an introduction by Uffe Jonas, who has composed a number of musical settings for Grundtvig's words, is the 2nd volume in the N.F.S. Grundtvig: Works in English series, comprising an English-language collection of the translated poetry and hymns of the noted 19th-century Danish author, teacher, and philosopher (Wikipedia), who was highly influential in proposing educational models which are still used to this day, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Aarhus University Press in Denmark. This is their featured English-language Free Book of the Month for March. While not exactly an annotated edition, many of the psalms and poems are footnoted with brief but helpful explanations for references and imagery which might not be obvious to a non-Danish, non-19th century, non-religious reader; and there's a listing of the context of each work as it fits into the late author's personal timeline and creative intentions. If you are interested and can read Danish (or are willing to run it through Google Translate), this is a newspaper article about the translator's efforts to promote the works of Grundtvig in other countries, including forays into China and the US. Currently free throughout March directly @ the university's dedicated promo page (DRM-free PDF available worldwide, approx 26 mb), and you can read more about the book on its regular catalogue page here. Description 'All my Living Wellsprings are in you', says God to His people in Psalm 87:7. The title seems apt for the poetic works of the Danish poet-pastor N.F.S. Grundtvig (1783-1872) who wrote over a third of the hymns in the present Danish Hymnbook as poet, adaptor, or translator. Living Wellsprings contains a wide selection of Grundtvig's best-known hymns and songs along with a number of his shorter poems - 162 items in all - in new translations. Ths is the first comprehensive collection of the poetry of one of the pre-eminent builders of the Danish nation, who regarded Danish history, language, and song as absolutely indispensable to the life of what he termed 'the state, the church, and the school'. As part of its agenda to digitalise and translate Grundtvig's vast output, the Grundtvig Study Centre at Aarhus University is pleased to publish this second volume in the series, 'N.F.S. Grundtvig: Works in English'. Volume 1, The School for Life, contains Grundtvig's major writings on education. Future volumes will deal with his philosophy, his politics, and his theology. Last edited by ATDrake; 03-05-2017 at 11:38 PM.