OD SPEŁNIENIA CIELESNEGO DO PEŁNI DUCHOWEJ RODZAJE I FUNKCJE ANAGNORYZMU W „UCZCIE BABETTE” KAREN BLIXEN
FROM BODILY SATIATION TO SPIRITUAL FULFILLMENT: ON THE KINDS AND FUNCTIONS OF ANAGNORISIS IN KAREN BLIXEN’S ‘BABETTE’S FEAST’
Author(s): Dorota Samborska-KukućSubject(s): Aesthetics, Other Language Literature, Theory of Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Instytut Jana Pawła II, Wydział Filozofii
Keywords: Karen Blixen; “Babette’s Feast”; anagnorisis;
Summary/Abstract: The article explores the so far overlooked issue of the manifestation of anagnorisis in Karen Blixen’s short story “Babette’s Feast.” An analysis of this literary masterpiece, carried out with a view to bring out the (internal and external) recognitions inherent in its plot, has made it possible to point to three kinds of anagnorisis and to discuss their aims and functions. The particular anagnorises involve (1) the senses, in particular the sense of taste and the memory of taste (as is the case of Löwenhielm), (2) the personal history of the main protagonist Babette Hersant (revealing her identity), and (3) a metaphysical illumination as a result of the participation in the feast and an awakening to a “new life,” experienced by all the protagonists.
Journal: Ethos. Kwartalnik Instytutu Jana Pawła II KUL
- Issue Year: 35/2022
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 156-171
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Polish
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