Ludvig Holberg (b. Bergen 1684, d. 1754)
Ludvig Holberg: Nicolai Klimii iter subterraneum novam telluris theoriam […]. Cph/Leipzig: Jacob Preuss 1741. 8vo. With engraved titleleaf and frontispiece, folded engraved map of the underworld and 2 full page engravings. 380 p. With browning. Bound in full calf, with gilt title on spine and blindtooled decorations on boards.
First edition. “Niels Klim is written in the tradition of Jonathan Swift ”Gulliver's Travels“. The fantastic voyage underground takes Klim through adventures which after Holberg ample opportunity to criticize contemporary society. Through exaggeration and acid paradox, Holberg satirizes religion, academia, and other institutions. The book was for many years Holberg's most popular work and has been translated into many languages”, Houghton, Danish Litt., 41.
Originaludgaven af et af Holbergs allerberømteste og oftest trykte og oversatte værker, en satiriserende imaginær rejsebeskrivelse. Bogen gjorde Holberg berømt i hele Europa, og den blev hurtigt oversat til flere sprog.
Ehrencron-Müller XII, 213. Paul Johansen 21,1. Bibl. Danica IV, 441.
Books and manuscripts, 6 October 2020
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