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The Royal Physician's Visit magnificently recasts the dramatic era of Danish history when Johann Friedrich Struensee -- court physician to mad young King Christian -- stepped through an aperture in history and became the holder of absolute power in Denmark. His is a gripping tale of power, sex, love, and the life of the mind, and it is superbly rendered here by Sweden's most acclaimed writer. A charismatic German doctor and brilliant intellectual, Struensee used his influence to introduce hundreds of reforms in Denmark in the 1760s and had a tender and erotic affair with Queen Caroline Mathilde, who was unsatisfied by her unstable, childlike husband. And yet, his ambitions ultimately led to tragedy. This novel, perfect for book clubs, is a compelling look into the intrigues of an Enlightenment court and the life of a singular man.… (plus d'informations)
18e siècle, le siècle des Lumières. Les idées de Voltaire et Diderot gagne le Danemark. Ce roman historique relate le destin tragique du roi Christian VII, un être tourmenté et manipulé par ses conseillers, de son épouse et de son médecin, Struensee. Quand la petite histoire est rattrapée par la grande, quand les sentiments personnels se confrontent aux enjeux politiques et quand des individus tentent envers et contre tout de changer le visage d'une nation. ( )
Er beleuchtet jede noch so dunkle Kammer seiner Figuren und bleibt selbst im Verborgenen. Er steht auf der Seite der Aufklärung und liebt dennoch das schaurige Geheimnis jeder seiner Personen. Denn was sollte das Licht der Rationalität anderes beleuchten wollen als sein Gegenteil: die Nacht der menschlichen Seele. Deren Faszination macht auch diesen neuen Roman Enquists zu einem wunderbaren Leseabenteuer, bei dem Grusel und Lust, rationale Analyse und Rausch nicht zu unterscheiden sind.
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"Oplysning er menneskets udgang af dets selvforskyldte umyndighed. Umyndighed er manglen på evne til at bruge sin egen forstand uden en andens vejledning. Selvforskyldt er denne umyndighed, når årsagen ikke er mangel på forstand, men mangel på mod til at bruge forstanden. Til oplysning fordres intet andet end frihed, den frihed som indebærer i alle henseender at gøre offentlig brug af sin fornuft. Thi det er ethvert menneskes kald at tænke selv." (Immanuel Kant, 1784)
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Johan Friedrich Struensee was appointed Royal Physician to King Christian VII on April 5, 1768, and four years later he was executed.
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It would be a long night. First dinner. Then tea. After that the masked ball. Then the coup d’état. (Ch.14)
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And he kew that she was the Sovereign of the Universe, that she was his benefactress that she had time for him, that she had all time and that she was time.
Cristiano sapeva che lei era la Sovrana dell'Universo, che era la sua benefattrice, che aveva tempo per lui, che lei aveva tutto il tempo, che lei era il tempo.
The Royal Physician's Visit magnificently recasts the dramatic era of Danish history when Johann Friedrich Struensee -- court physician to mad young King Christian -- stepped through an aperture in history and became the holder of absolute power in Denmark. His is a gripping tale of power, sex, love, and the life of the mind, and it is superbly rendered here by Sweden's most acclaimed writer. A charismatic German doctor and brilliant intellectual, Struensee used his influence to introduce hundreds of reforms in Denmark in the 1760s and had a tender and erotic affair with Queen Caroline Mathilde, who was unsatisfied by her unstable, childlike husband. And yet, his ambitions ultimately led to tragedy. This novel, perfect for book clubs, is a compelling look into the intrigues of an Enlightenment court and the life of a singular man.
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