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Naţiuni pragmatice: Identitatea daneză
Pragmatic Nations: The Danish Identity

Author(s): Grete Tartler
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Fundaţia România literară

Summary/Abstract: The author presents here the democratic nature of the Danish people comprised in a famous statement: "We want a society where very few own too much and even fewer too little." Practical, ironical and populists at the same, the Danes symbolize, opposed to another Scandinavian nation (the Swedes) tradition and trade. The article refers to some very famous names in Danish and universal culture: Andersen, Grundtvig, and Kierkegaard.

  • Issue Year: 2001
  • Issue No: 45
  • Page Range: 20-21
  • Page Count: 2
  • Language: Romanian