AUC Philologica (Acta Universitatis Carolinae Philologica) is an academic journal published by Charles University. It publishes scholarly articles in a large number of disciplines (English, German, Greek and Latin, Oriental, Romance and Slavonic studies, as well as in phonetics and translation studies), both on linguistic and on literary and cultural topics. Apart from articles it publishes reviews of new academic books or special issues of academic journals.
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AUC PHILOLOGICA, Vol 2019 No 3 (2019), 89–98
Høje kvinder og fede mænd: Karikatur som et stilistisk virkemiddel i Karen Blixens fortællinger
[Tall Women and Fat Men: Caricature as a Stylistic Device in Karen Blixen’s Short Stories]
Radka Stahr
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14712/24646830.2019.33
published online: 19. 12. 2019
abstract
Visual art is one of the fundamental inspirational influences in the work of Karen Blixen and it is reflected not only on the thematic level, but also in the technical construction of the text. One of its manifestations is the use of the caricature technique. Not only does Blixen thematize the substance of caricature on the textual level, she also uses it to describe the characters, over-emphasizing one of the character’s particular physiognomic features. The over-emphasized part often gains a symbolic meaning in relation to the character or even to the theme of the story. In addition, certain characteristic features can be found in more characters appearing in different stories; when comparing the meaning of the given feature across stories, we can reveal archetypal features of Blixen’s heroes and heroines, who are often depicted by means of caricature.
keywords: Karen Blixen; Danish literature; caricature; literary caricature; archetype
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