@book{047d92c3a95942f69c35ba3b15b1e4aa,
title = "Isak Dinesen Reading S{\o}ren Kierkegaard: On Christianity, Seduction, Gender, and Repetition",
abstract = "Not only did Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen, 1885-1962) read the works of her fellow-countryman, the Danish philosopher S{\o}ren Kierkegaard (1813-1855), closely, she also created a surprisingly large number of tales that critically engage Kierkegaard{\textquoteright}s works. In this thorough comparative study, Mads Bunch uncovers Dinesen{\textquoteright}s exploration of Kierkegaard and shows how Dinesen in her tales subverts major ideas from Kierkegaard{\textquoteright}s works concerning Christianity, seduction, gender and repetition. Bunch also shows how Dinesen{\textquoteright}s critical engagement with the ideas of Kierkegaard runs throughout her oeuvre and develops from the early tale {\textquoteleft}Carnival{\textquoteright} (1926-27) to {\textquoteleft}The Dreamers{\textquoteright} (1934), {\textquoteleft}The Pearls{\textquoteright} (1942), {\textquoteleft}Babette{\textquoteright}s Feast{\textquoteright} (1950) and her last tale {\textquoteleft}Ehrengard{\textquoteright} (1963). Bunch{\textquoteright}s close readings reveal that Dinesen{\textquoteright}s ironical counter-tales concerning Kierkegaard border at times on sheer parody.",
keywords = "Faculty of Humanities, Karen Blixen, S{\o}ren Kierkegaard, Gender, Christianity, repetition, seduction, Isak Dinesen, Babettes g{\ae}stebud, Dr{\o}mmerne , Karneval, En Historie om en Perle, Ehrengard, Forf{\o}rerens Dagbog, Gjentagelsen, In vino veritas, Enten-Eller, Either/Or, The Pearls, The Dreamers, Babette's Feast, Carnival",
author = "Mads Bunch",
year = "2017",
month = apr,
day = "3",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-1-781884-93-5",
publisher = "Maney Publishing",
}