The theme of community has perhaps never been of a more vital
significance than in our present day and age. The process we refer
to as modernity has been synonymous with the gradual fragmentation
and disintegration of traditional communities on various levels of
our societies. Today, we might be facing the culmination of this
process. The spectres of nationalism are undermining various
national and international communities. Inequality is on the rise.
If people unite it is too often in the mistrust and sometimes
hatred of other people. Hans Christian Andersen lived at a time
when this process was at its early stages, and he was acutely aware
of its potential perils. Alongside the transformations of
traditional communities, other communities seem to appear. A
recurring element in these culturally specific communities is
literature, and Hans Christian Andersen is a key figure here, as
his literary and cultural legacy has a magnetic effect on people
around the globe. A vivid example of this effect was the conference
Hans Christian Andersen and Community. The conference was held at
the University of Southern Denmark in 2017 to celebrate the 150th
anniversary of Hans Christian Andersens status as honourary citizen
in Odense. This book presents a selection of 19 contributions to
the conference. In various ways, each chapter activates the concept
of community in relation to Andersen as an author and as a citizen
of the world he lived in as well as the cultural icon which he has
become.
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