Niels Lyhne - Jens Peter Jacobsen

"This highly influential late-19th century Danish novel portrays the melancholy life of an idealistic young poet." --Publishers Weekly"Niels Lyhne recounts the life of its eponymous hero, a poet, emphasizing the influence of experience on psychological development and examining philosophical issues: the nature of reality, atheism, creativity and love. It is a dense narrative, striking at times in its richness of physical detail . . .--Independent PublisherJacobsen, Jens Peter is the author of 'Niels Lyhne - Jens Peter Jacobsen' with ISBN 9780940242302 and ISBN 0940242303.