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Journal of Undergraduate Research

Keywords

Denmark, contemporary Danish literature, contemporary texts

College

Humanities

Department

Comparative Arts and Letters

Abstract

The works of such well-known authors as H.C. Andersen and Karen Blixen are relatively accessible in the original Danish, but have the disadvantage of failing to reflect contemporary spellings, syntax, and word usage common in present-day Danish. Like all languages, Danish is constantly changing and the passage of over a century has certainly left its mark on Danish literature. Unlike, older Danish works, contemporary Danish literary works are relatively hard to come by, which poses a problem for those interested in learning Danish as its written and spoken today. Consequently, the purpose of this project was to compile and supplement diverse contemporary Danish literature into a reader, with an emphasis on easily digestible genres such as short story and poetry form. The objective of the reader was to provide students with a collection of contemporary works conducive to one learning modern day language usage. The completed reader will now be used in Danish 201 and 202 courses here at BYU, and additionally made available to other interested universities, or individuals.

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