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Ungdom. Digte 1976-82

by Henrik S. Holck

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"Virkelig flotte beskrivelser af natur, kosmos og inderlige følelser; det er også tydeligt hvordan Holcks skrivestil bliver mere ambitiøs og kompleks efterhånden som han bliver ældre." — Feb 09, 2026 02:44AM

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Encyclopedia of World Mythology

by Arthur Cotterell

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"interesting that people in different parts of ancient Egypt had different creation myths each centring the main deity worshipped in their particular city, but people had no problem with any of that" — Oct 05, 2025 10:36PM

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Heretica (En antologi af essays og dikte fra tidsskriftets seks argange; --Denmark--)

by Ole Wivel

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"udviklede en fascination med Heretica bevægelsen for noget tid siden og gik i gang med denne antologi, interessant hvordan de angreb stort set enhver populær moderne politisk ideologi og den moderne civilisations rationalistiske filosofiske grundlag som havende ført direkte til begge verdenskrige, hvorfor de fokuserede på at i deres litteratur at vise alle disse tankesæts fallit" — Feb 25, 2024 02:39AM

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