What is the main historical journey described in Johannes V. Jensen’s The Long Journey?

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In Danish literature, Johannes V. Jensen’s six-volume work Den lange rejse (The Long Journey) chronicles the evolutionary and historical development of humanity. The narrative traces the rise of man from the most primitive prehistoric times through various stages of human advancement, ultimately concluding with the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus.1

Jensen utilized this epic scope to explore human progress through the lens of an idealized Darwinian theory, blending his literary imagination with his interests as an amateur anthropologist.1