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FURTHER READING

Biographies

Migel, Parmenia. Titania: The Biography of Isak Dinesen. New York: Random House, 1967, 325 p.

Offers a balanced view of Dinesen's life.

Thurman, Judith. Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller. New York: Picador USA, 1995, 512 p.

Provides a detailed study of Dinesen's life.

Criticism

Aiken, Susan Hardy. "Gothic Cryptographies." In Isak Dinesen and the Engendering of Narrative, pp. 67-83. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990.

Examines the ways in which Dinesen uses Gothic conventions to explore "the notions of writing and sexual difference" in her works.

Palevsky, Joan. "Tales of the Past." Books West 1, no. 7 (1977): 20-36.

Discusses Dinesen's ease in depicting mysterious characters and distant worlds in her fiction, as...

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1. Introduction
2. Principal Works
3. Primary Sources
   1. Isak Dinesen (Story Date 1934)
4. Title Commentary
   1. Seven Gothic Tales
5. Further Reading