The Death of Balder
work by Ewald
Also known as: “Balders død”
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discussed in biography
- In Johannes Ewald
…the ode; Balders død (1775; The Death of Balder), a lyric drama on a subject from Saxo and Old Norse mythology; and the first chapters of his memoirs, Levnet og meninger (written c. 1774–78: “Life and Opinions”), explaining his enthusiasm for the adventurous and fantastic. In 1775 he was transferred…
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