Résumés
Abstract
The publishing of major encyclopaedias in Denmark seldom went unnoticed. Once a publication had started, every single instalment, volume and other anniversaries were reviewed or mentioned in the nationwide newspapers and several aspects were brought up for debate: Was the publishing house able to handle such a major undertaking? What was the price of the publication and who could afford it?
Attention from the press led to more than just debate of the various encyclopedias, it became an important factor in establishing the different encyclopedias as both literary works and markers of national identity. This article centres around Danish encyclopaedias and their reception in the press. The study finds that the reception was marked by one denominator in particular: the national perspective. It argues that this perspective played an important role in establishing several encyclopedias as significant national publications both of their time and legacy.
Keywords:
- Encyclopaedias,
- reception,
- Denmark,
- nationalism,
- national identity
Résumé
Le présent article porte sur les encyclopédies danoises et sur leur réception dans la presse. Il importe de mentionner qu’au Danemark, la publication d’encyclopédies passait rarement inaperçue : une fois la publication lancée, toute nouvelle livraison, chaque fascicule ou volume faisait l’objet d’un article ou d’une critique dans la presse nationale. Parmi les diverses questions sujettes à débat : La maison d’édition serait-elle en mesure de mener à bien un projet de cette envergure? Combien coûtait l’encyclopédie? Ce prix était-il suffisamment abordable?
Au-delà de ces questions ponctuelles, l’attention de la presse aura contribué à ce que les encyclopédies soient perçues à la fois comme des ouvrages littéraires et comme des marqueurs de l’identité nationale. Un dénominateur commun émerge en effet de l’analyse des écrits : la perspective nationale. L’article postule que cette perspective aura joué un rôle déterminant dans la reconnaissance de plusieurs encyclopédies en tant que publications significatives sur le plan national, à l’époque de leur publication et de manière durable.
Mots-clés :
- Encyclopédies,
- réception,
- Danemark,
- nationalisme,
- identité nationale
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