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by Karen Blixen
About 43 pages (12,899 words)
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Dinesen sets "The Ring" in a particular locale, rural Denmark, at a particular historical moment, the early nineteenth century. This setting is preindustrial, manorial (if not feudal) in its social arrangements, and highly custom-bound. In other words, it is hard to imagine a more parochial environment. Discuss why the story is universal in its implications despite its parochial setting.

Analyze and discuss the imagery of the episode in the glade where Lovisa.....

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