Tilskueren [SEP] country of origin
Tilskueren
Tilskueren (meaning "the Spectator" in English) was a monthly cultural and literary magazine published in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 1884 and 1939. It was continuation of another magazine, "Det nittende Aarhundrede" (meaning "the Nineteenth Century" in English), which was founded by Georg and Edvard Brandes.
History and profile.
"Tilskueren" was established in 1884. Its subtitle was "Maanedsskrift for Litteratur, Samfundsspørgsmaal og almenfattelige videnskabelige Skildringer" (Monthly for Literature, Public Matters, and Popular
1998–99.
Blixen wrote the first version of "Sandhedens hævn" in 1904, revised it in 1915 and had it published with further revisions in the literary journal "Tilskueren" in May 1926. It was also published in book form in 1960. It tells of how an innkeeper suffers from his lies as he plans to rob and murder a young man from the country. As a result of a witch's curse, the following day the lies are revealed as the truth, the idea being that the characters do not