Decoding a Genius Mind – The French Philosopher Simone Weil (1909-1943) and the Swedish Critic Margit Abenius (1899-1970)

Publication Type

Book Chapter

Year of Publication

2009

Author

Ronne, Marta

Editor

Broomans, Petra

Book

From Darwin to Weil: Women as Transmitters of Ideas

Series Volume

1

Pages

139-157

Publisher

Barkhuis

Place Published

Groningen

Language

English

Series Title

Studies on Cultural Transfer and Transmission

Keywords

Abenius, Margit
influence
scholarship
Sweden

Annotation

Discussion of Abenius’ work in introducing Weil to Sweden through her translations of works by Weil and her writing on Weil.