Winter’s Tales (Masterplots II: Women’s Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Isak Dinesen
- First Published: 1942
- Type of Work: Short stories
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Marriage, Women’s issues, Women, Inheritance or succession, Espionage or spies, Martyrs or martyrdom, Paganism, Fables
Form and Content
The stories in Winter’s Tales, although they are many-faceted and highly complex, place a heavy emphasis on the role of women in human existence. Women are portrayed as insightful, resourceful, and powerful; although most of their activity takes place behind the scenes, they are in control of the truly important events of life. Other themes of the volume, such as the role of art and the place of religion, are all informed by Isak Dinesen’s larger concern with the nature of the universal female force. Dinesen wrote Winter’s Tales, which was...
[The entire page is 2164 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
See Also
