‘So lange die Natur so bleibt’: The Alpine Abstract in Stifter’s ‘Bergkristall’

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‘So lange die Natur so bleibt’ : The Alpine Abstract in Stifter’s ‘Bergkristall’. / Heine, Stefanie; Alkire, Brian.

I: Austrian Studies, Bind 30, 2022, s. 31-46.

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Heine, S & Alkire, B 2022, '‘So lange die Natur so bleibt’: The Alpine Abstract in Stifter’s ‘Bergkristall’', Austrian Studies, bind 30, s. 31-46. https://doi.org/10.1353/aus.2022.0006

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Heine, S., & Alkire, B. (2022). ‘So lange die Natur so bleibt’: The Alpine Abstract in Stifter’s ‘Bergkristall’. Austrian Studies, 30, 31-46. https://doi.org/10.1353/aus.2022.0006

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Heine S, Alkire B. ‘So lange die Natur so bleibt’: The Alpine Abstract in Stifter’s ‘Bergkristall’. Austrian Studies. 2022;30:31-46. https://doi.org/10.1353/aus.2022.0006

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Heine, Stefanie ; Alkire, Brian. / ‘So lange die Natur so bleibt’ : The Alpine Abstract in Stifter’s ‘Bergkristall’. I: Austrian Studies. 2022 ; Bind 30. s. 31-46.

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