Babette’s Feast | Criticism

  • Depiction of Women

    Bussey holds a master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies and a bachelor’s degree in English literature. She is an independent writer specializing in literature. In the following essay, Bussey examines Dinesen’s depiction of the unique ways in which women take care of each other in “Babette’s Feast,” and she relates them to the author’s life.

  • Art in Dinesen's Story

    Petruso earned a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree in screenwriting from the University of Texas. In the following essay, Petruso explores how the idea of art saturates aspects of Dinesen’s short story.

  • Dinesen’s Babette’s Feast

    In the following essay, Beck explores associations between the character of Babette and Saint Barbara in “Babette’s Feast.”