![]() ![]() His first work of significance was Peder Paars, published under the pen name Hans Mikkelsen in 1719-1720. However, he was now required to teach metaphysics, a subject he disliked, and he avoided lecturing as much as possible. When Holberg returned to Denmark in 1716 he published Introduction til naturensog Copenhagen, a book about natural law and natural rights. In 1714 Holberg traveled to major cities in France, Italy, and the Netherlands using his preferred method of travel: by foot. In the spring of 1706 he travelled, in company with a student named Brix, through London to Oxford, where he studied for two years, gaining his livelihood by giving lessons on the violin and the flute. Because of a lack of funds he had to return home on foot in 1705.Īgain living in Bergen, Holberg saved money by working as a French tutor and supplemented this income by teaching other languages in Kristianland, a city located in the south of Norway. ![]()
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