Isak Dinesen Reading Søren Kierkegaard: On Christianity, Seduction, Gender, and Repetition

Mads Bunch

Isak Dinesen Reading Søren Kierkegaard
On Christianity, Seduction, Gender, and Repetition

Mads Bunch

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Isak Dinesen (1885-1962), Danish novelist

Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855), Danish philosopher

Germanic Literatures 13

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3 April 2017 • 198pp

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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’s works. In this thorough comparative study, Mads Bunch uncovers Dinesen’s exploration of Kierkegaard and shows how Dinesen in her tales subverts major ideas from Kierkegaard’s works concerning Christianity, seduction, gender and repetition. Bunch also shows how Dinesen’s critical engagement with the ideas of Kierkegaard runs throughout her oeuvre and develops from the early tale ‘Carnival’ (1926-27) to ‘The Dreamers’ (1934), ‘The Pearls’ (1942), ‘Babette’s Feast’ (1950) and her last tale ‘Ehrengard’ (1963). Bunch’s close readings reveal that Dinesen’s ironical counter-tales concerning Kierkegaard border at times on sheer parody.

Mads Bunch is an Assistant Professor at the University of Copenhagen.

Reviews:

‘The claim is that Dinesen’s reading of and interest in Kierkegaard are neglected within Dinesen research. Although various scholars have analysed certain texts in the light of Kierkegaard, I think Bunch is right. There has been no in-depth study of Kierkegaard’s significance for Dinesen prior to his book. Hence, [this book] is a valuable contribution to a more extensive understanding and documentation of the textual relation between the two Danish authors.’ — Tone Selboe, Modern Language Review 113.4, October 2018, 904-06 (full text online)

Contents:

ix-ix	Acknowledgements M.B. doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km020.3	Cite
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x-xiv	Textual Notes Mads Bunch doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km020.4	Cite
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1-6	Introduction Mads Bunch doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km020.5	Cite
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9-18	Chapter 1 Dinesen’s Interest in Kierkegaard Before Seven Gothic Tales (1934) Mads Bunch doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km020.6	Cite
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19-26	Chapter 2 Kierkegaard, Brandes, and Dinesen: Lucifer’s Fire Mads Bunch doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km020.7	Cite
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27-32	Chapter 3 Kierkegaard, Høffding, and Dinesen: Poetics of Irony Mads Bunch doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km020.8	Cite
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33-36	Chapter 4 Dinesen’s Combined Knowledge of Kierkegaard Mads Bunch doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km020.9	Cite
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39-42	Chapter 5 Kierkegaard, Christianity, and Dinesen: Influence From Brandes and Høffding Mads Bunch doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km020.10	Cite
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43-58	Chapter 6 the Gospel of Nature and Joy: Sandhedens Hævn and Frygt Og Bæven Mads Bunch doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km020.11	Cite
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59-70	Chapter 7 the Concept of Christi-Anxiety: ‘the Pearls’ and Begrebet Angest Mads Bunch doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km020.12	Cite
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73-78	Chapter 8 Early Female Seducers: ‘Carnival’ and ‘the Young Soren Kierkegaard’ Mads Bunch doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km020.13	Cite
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79-88	Chapter 9 the Tragic Female Don Juan: ‘the Dreamers’ and A’s Don Juan Essay Mads Bunch doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km020.14	Cite
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89-111	Chapter 10 the Seducer Seduced: ‘Ehrengard’ and ‘Forførerens Dagbog’ Mads Bunch doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km020.15	Cite
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112-120	Chapter 11 Kierkegaard, Sexuality, and ‘the Secret Note’ Mads Bunch doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km020.16	Cite
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123-125	Chapter 12 Women at the Symposium: ‘Carnival’ and ‘in Vino Veritas’ Mads Bunch doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km020.17	Cite
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126-136	Chapter 13 Woman. God(dess) of Man: ‘the Deluge at Norderney’, ‘the Diver’, and Enten — Eller. Anden Deel. Mads Bunch doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km020.18	Cite
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139-155	Chapter 14 the Demonic Bachelor-Aesthete: ‘the Poet’ and Gjentagelsen Mads Bunch doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km020.19	Cite
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156-169	Chapter 15 Nemesis of the Aesthetic: ‘Babette’s Feast’ and Kierkegaard’s Three Stages Mads Bunch doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km020.20	Cite
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170-173	Chapter 16 Conclusion: Isak Dinesen and Søren Kierkegaard Mads Bunch doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km020.21	Cite
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174-178	Bibliography Mads Bunch doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km020.22	Cite
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179-181	Index of Names and Texts Mads Bunch doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km020.23	Cite
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182-184	Subject Index Mads Bunch doi:10.2307/j.ctv16km020.24	Cite
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Isak Dinesen Reading Søren KierkegaardOn Christianity, Seduction, Gender, and Repetition

Mads Bunch

Isak Dinesen Reading Søren Kierkegaard
On Christianity, Seduction, Gender, and Repetition