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L'IDILLIO DELL'ALTRO: MOTIVI DI CLASSE E DI GENERE IN UNA PIÈCE DI STIG LARSSON.

Stig Håkan Larsson is one of the most interesting names on the Swedish cultural scene. Since the 1980s, he has explored and narrated contemporary Sweden in his books, dramas, poems and movies. In this article, I argue that his play VD (1987) addresses the concept of identification and definition of...

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Published in:Studi Tedeschi, Filologia Germanica, Studi Nordici, Studi Nederlandesi Vol. 27; no. 1/2; pp. 89 - 105
Main Author: Iuliano, Angela
Format: Article
Published: Universita degli Studi di Napoli, L'Orientale 2017
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