many ways unique. He is more of a realist, dealing with broken dreams and with Time as man’s superior opponent. His religion is the old rationalist one. He is a belated Danish pupil of the 18th century English epistolary style while, in his interest for dialect and peasants, he anticipates the regional writers who emerged around 1900, such as Johannes Vilhelm Jensen. Present-day appreciation Today Blicher is regarded as the pioneer of the Danish short story and regional writing. Many of his verses have been set to music and his best novels have been reprinted many times. Steen Steensen Blicher never enjoyed international interest on the scale of Hans Christian Andersen or Karen Blixen, but in Denmark he is almost as well-known. In 2006, his novel Præsten i Vejlbye was adopted in the Danish Culture Canon, which means, officially one of the 10 Order of Merit novels in Danish literature of all time. In Denmark, Blicher enjoyed fame and recognition in his own lifetime, and has been praised for his contributions to Danish culture ever since. In 1951, literary scholars initiated the Danish Blicher Society to "further and deepen the interest for Blichers life and writings", through various activities. They have awarded Blicherprisen (The Blicher Prize) annually since 1955 and the society is still active as of 2018. Works Brudstykker af en Landsbydegns Dagbog (1824, novella, "Diary of a Parish Clerk") Sneklokken (1825, poetry, "The Snow Bell") Røverstuen (1827, novella, "The Robber’s Den") Ak! hvor forandret (1828, novella, "Alas how changed") Sildig Opvaagnen (1828, novella, "Tardy Awakening") Præsten i Vejlby (1829, novella, The Rector of Veilbye) Kjeltringliv (1829, novella, "Gypsy Life") Telse (1829, novella) Hosekræmmeren (1829, novella, "The Hosier and his Daughter") Trækfuglene (1838, poetry, "Birds of Passage") De tre Helligaftener (1841 and 1846, novella, "Three Holliday Eves") E Bindstouw, Fortællinger og Digte i jydske Mundarter (1842, novella-poetry, dialect) Blicher's works in English The Diary of a Parish Clerk and Other Stories. Pref. by Erik Harbo, introd. by Margaret Drabble, transl. by Paula Hostrup-Jessen. Athlone Press (1996) Tardy Awakening and Other Stories, ed. with afterword and comment. by Niels Ingwersen, transl. by Paula Brugge & Faith Ingwersen. University of Wisconsin (WITS II vol.#7, 1996). References Sources Brix, Hans: Steen Steensen Blicher (in: The American Scandinavian Review Vol. 15. 1928, Number 10 October) Baggesen, Søren: Den blicherske novelle, Odense Universitetsforlag 1965 Sørensen, Knud: Steen Steensen Blicher. Digter og samfundsborger. En illustreret