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1 online resource (231 pages) |
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1 Geographies of the north in 19th century European comparative philology: an introduction -- 2 Anchoring the north: the geography of north and south in the construction of Icelandic identity and national literature -- 3 Northern Europe in linguistic maps -- 4 National literatures and transnational scholarship: Wilhelm Carl Grimm's Altdänische Heldenlieder and its reception in Denmark -- 5 Paper monuments of the north: the royal society of northern antiquaries and how Carl Christian Rafn's international network of philologists and natural history scholars played a part in creating a literature of the Faroe Islands -- 6 A Nordic defense: N.M. Petersen's translations of 1839-1844 -- 7 Frédéric-Guillaume, or Friedrich wilhelm, Bergmann and the birth of Scandinavian studies in France out of the spirit of comparative philology -- 8 Henrik Ibsen and the birth of modern Scandinavian literature as an academic topic in Germany -- 9 Geographies of identity: Celtic philology and the search for origins in Ireland and Germany |
| Summary |
Comparative philology was one of the most prolific fields of knowledge in the humanities during the 19th century. Based on the discovery of the Indo-European language family, it seemed to admit the reconstruction of a common history of European languages, and even mythologies, literatures, and people. However, it also represented a way to establish geographies of belonging and difference in the context of 19th century nation-building and identity politics. In spite of a widely acknowledged consensus about the principles and methods of comparative philology, the results depended on local condit |
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Includes bibliographical references |
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Print version record |
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Petroleum -- Econometric models
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Natural gas -- Econometric models
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Electric utilities -- Econometric models
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Petroleum -- Côte d'Ivoire -- Econometric models
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Natural gas -- Côte d'Ivoire -- Econometric models
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Electric utilities -- Côte d'Ivoire -- Econometric models
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Historical & comparative linguistics.
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Historiography.
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History of ideas.
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Electric utilities -- Econometric models
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Côte d'Ivoire
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Mohnike, Thomas
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| ISBN |
9781527500433 |
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1527500438 |
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