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Karen Blixen’s Humour – with reference to Kierkegaard and Pirandello - and Spinoza’s sub specie aeternitatis

Ivan Z. Sørensen

Abstract

The essay focuses on the typology of humour in Karen Blixen's tales by comparing Blixen to Kierkegaard in relation to a „sense of humour“ and to humour as a literary technique, including a reference to Pirandello. Spinoza's phrase, sub specie aeternitatis, represents in the author's view, a summary of Karen Blixen's attitude on and understanding of humour displaying sadness and elements of melancholia.

Keywords

Winter's Tales; Babette's Feast; Pirandello; Spinoza

Hrčak ID:

190156

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/190156

Publication date:

1.12.2017.

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