Sorrow-Acre | Historical Context
In order to fully understand the critique of Dinesen's "Sorrow-Acre,'' one must first examine three very different historical moments and places: late eighteenth-century Europe, early twentieth-century Kenya, and mid twentieth-century Denmark.
Eighteenth-Century Europe
The first, most obvious point of inquiry is the late eighteenth-century during which the story's action takes place. The story's physical setting is Denmark, but in light of Adam's preoccupation with the intellectual currents sweeping England, France, and the newly independent United States, it is clearly important...
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