Trickster in Modernist Swedish Literature (Based on Pär Lagerkvist’s Novel The Dwarf)
The article examines the role of the trickster in the modernist Swedish mythological novel. The analysis is mainly based on Pär Lagerkvist’s The Dwarf; I discuss other novels and short stories, such as Lagerkvist’s Barabbas, The Sybil, Pilgrim at Sea, and “The Eternal Smile” as well as Eyvind Johnso...
Main Author: | Ksenya R. Andreichuk |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences
2019-03-01
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Series: | Studia Litterarum |
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Online Access: | http://studlit.ru/images/2019-4-1/Andreichuk.pdf |
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