Summer reading "Texts at Play" Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen)

Having had the privilege of attending the author's portion of the International Scandinavian Studies conference held in San Francisco, I spent a wonderful day absorbed in the readings of important Scandinavian writers.  On two occasions, a young scholar was seated near me in the vast audience, and asked very pertinent questions.  Included was the writer, from Iceland, and a poet from Norway, and other notable writers, some in English, but most still only known in their native tongue.

The young scholar, when I told her about my stay at the Karen Blixen housemuseum as a guest of the director, and my own exploration of the life and works of Karen Blixen(Isak Dinesen), she gave me a copy of her dissertation published as "Texts at Play", a very intriguing title, which encapsulated and reminded me of the axiom by Buckminister Fuller, "Play is the highest form of human activity"  The book focusses, of course, on intertextuality, but also on the creative process and strategems to successful narrative.  Isak Dinesen's tales are those of a "storyteller". 

Well, there was more to say, but so much resulted from this conference.  It was nice to meet a young woman who had realized more of the aspiration I once held to do more about Karen Blixen's works though at least the period allowed me to visit her house and read all of her works and see the film adaptations.