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Schleswig-Holstein War, 1864 -- Fiction Books
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Herman Bang
Tine
"Tine" by Herman Bang is a Danish historical novel published in 1889. Set during the Danish-Prussian War of 1864, it follows Tine, a woman secretly in love with the married military officer Berg. As soldiers fill her village and the catastrophic Battle of Dybbøl unfolds, Tine becomes entangled in a brief, passionate affair. Bang's unflinching portrayal of war's brutality and personal devastation broke with Denmark's romantic heroic traditions, making this a landmark work that challenged national myths about defeat and sacrifice.
Herman Bang
Tine
"Tine" by Herman Bang is a Danish historical novel published in 1889. Set during the 1864 Danish-Prussian War, it follows Tine, a village woman secretly in love with the married military officer Berg. As war devastates their community—bringing soldiers, casualties, and the catastrophic defeat at Dybbøl—their forbidden relationship intensifies amid the chaos. Bang's stark portrayal of war's horrors challenged Denmark's romantic heroic traditions, marking a pivotal work of the Modern Breakthrough movement that reshaped how a nation understood its most painful defeat.
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