Fortvivlelse som mulighed: En eksistensfilosofisk læsning af 'The Red Tree' med perspektivering til 'Drengen der blev væk fra sig selv'

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Standard

Fortvivlelse som mulighed : En eksistensfilosofisk læsning af 'The Red Tree' med perspektivering til 'Drengen der blev væk fra sig selv'. / Johansen, Martin Blok.

In: Barnboken, Vol. 38, 2015.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

Harvard

Johansen, MB 2015, 'Fortvivlelse som mulighed: En eksistensfilosofisk læsning af 'The Red Tree' med perspektivering til 'Drengen der blev væk fra sig selv'', Barnboken, vol. 38. https://doi.org/10.14811/clr.v38i0.213

APA

Johansen, M. B. (2015). Fortvivlelse som mulighed: En eksistensfilosofisk læsning af 'The Red Tree' med perspektivering til 'Drengen der blev væk fra sig selv'. Barnboken, 38. https://doi.org/10.14811/clr.v38i0.213

Vancouver

Johansen MB. Fortvivlelse som mulighed: En eksistensfilosofisk læsning af 'The Red Tree' med perspektivering til 'Drengen der blev væk fra sig selv'. Barnboken. 2015;38. https://doi.org/10.14811/clr.v38i0.213

Author

Johansen, Martin Blok. / Fortvivlelse som mulighed : En eksistensfilosofisk læsning af 'The Red Tree' med perspektivering til 'Drengen der blev væk fra sig selv'. In: Barnboken. 2015 ; Vol. 38.

Bibtex

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