Somatic gaps and embodied voices in Agnes Henningsen's memoirs.(Critical Essay)

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From: Scandinavian Studies
Date: 20040622
Author:Allemano, Marina

Isj da! Det dumme kongeriket vil jeg ikke vite noe av. Jeg vil ha meg et ganske annet et, jeg! (Henrik Ibsen, "Bygmester Solness" 453)

(Ugh! I don't want any of that stupid kingdom. I want quite a different kind of kingdom!)

Jeg arbejder jo for den storst mulige frihed i elskov, som desvorre er mit eneste fag.

Men ikke tung elskov. Let som en lysebla sommerfugl. (Agnes Henningsen, Jeg er levemand 49)

(I strive for the greatest possible freedom in love, which unfortunately is my only metier. But not heavy love. Light as a pale blue butterfly.)

TO MANY WOMEN ...

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