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ISAK DINESEN READING SøREN KIERKEGAARD IBD

LEGENDA
03 / 2017
9781781884935
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Sinopsis

Not only did Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen, 1885-1962) read the works of her fellow-countryman, the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855), closely, she also created a surprisingly large number of tales that critically engage Kierkegaard&rsquo,s works. In this thorough comparative study, Mads Bunch uncovers Dinesen&rsquo,s exploration of Kierkegaard and shows how Dinesen in her tales subverts major ideas from Kierkegaard&rsquo,s works concerning Christianity, seduction, gender and repetition. Bunch also shows how Dinesen&rsquo,s critical engagement with the ideas of Kierkegaard runs throughout her oeuvre and develops from the early tale &lsquo,Carnival&rsquo, (1926-27) to &lsquo,The Dreamers&rsquo, (1934), &lsquo,The Pearls&rsquo, (1942), &lsquo,Babette&rsquo,s Feast&rsquo, (1950) and her last tale &lsquo,Ehrengard&rsquo, (1963). Bunch&rsquo,s close readings reveal that Dinesen&rsquo,s ironical counter-tales concerning Kierkegaard border at times on sheer parody.Mads Bunch is an Assistant Professor at the University of Copenhagen.