In 'Karin Michaelis: Incest as Metaphor and the Illusion of Romantic Love', Merete von Eyben attempts to peel away the myopic scholarship that she claims has plagued the study of Michaelis's work for almost a century. In her introductory chapter, von Eyben does an excellent job discussing varying examples of Michaelis's interpretation through the years. The author even begins with a subtle indictment of the self-defeating Jantelov mentality that has plagued many authors' reception in Denmark. (Mark Mussari)