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Translated by George Borrow
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Title: The Death of Balder
Author: Johannes Ewald
Release Date: October 27, 2004 [eBook #13879]
Language: English
Character set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII)
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Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk
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THE DEATH OF BALDER
FROM THE DANISH OF JOHANNES EWALD
(1773)
TRANSLATED BY GEORGE BORROW
Author of "Bible in Spain," "Lavengro," "Wild Wales," etc.
LONDON
JARROLD & SONS, 3 PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, E.C.
1889
PREFACE TO THE TRANSLATION.
The works of the late poet Ewald are deservedly popular in Denmark. The
present tragedy, and the opera of "The Fishermen" ("Fiskerne"), in which
occurs the bold lyric which has become the national song of the Danes,
are esteemed his best productions.
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