Denmarkâs Catalyst. The Life and Letters of N.F.S. Grundtvig is the final book in the 6-volume series âN.F.S. Grundtvig. Works in Englishâ, Published by Aarhus University Press. Translator Edward Broadbridge joins forces with Grundtvig scholar Hans Raun Iversen in this biography of the most influential Dane in modern Denmarkâs history. Grundtvig (1783-1872) was a pastor, pedagogue, poet, politician, and philosopher all rolled into one. Best known internationally for his concepts of a peopleâs (folk) high school, of âlearning for lifeâ and of âlifelong learningâ, in Denmark he is equally famous as the nation-builder and champion of âthe common goodâ.
This comprehensive, illustrated biography is supplemented by 70 letters tracing Grundtvigâs first-hand experiences in surprisingly honest terms, including his love life, his depressions, and his four trips to England.