Marie Grubbe by Jens Peter Jacobsen
A historical psychological portrait of a 17th-century noblewoman who repeatedly defies social conventions in pursuit of personal freedom: after an arranged marriage she engages in passionate affairs, loses status, and ultimately embraces love and independence over rank, confronting harsh social judgment. The narrative examines desire, autonomy and the moral complexities and costs of rejecting class and gender expectations, rendered with vivid realism and sympathy.
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- 1876
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- Danish
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