Forms of the Intangible: Carl Th. Dreyer and the Concept of 'Transcendental Style'

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Forms of the Intangible : Carl Th. Dreyer and the Concept of 'Transcendental Style'. / Tybjerg, Casper.

In: Nordic Journal of Media Studies, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2008, p. 59-73.

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Tybjerg, C 2008, 'Forms of the Intangible: Carl Th. Dreyer and the Concept of 'Transcendental Style'', Nordic Journal of Media Studies, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 59-73. https://doi.org/10.1386/nl.6.1.59/1

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Tybjerg, C. (2008). Forms of the Intangible: Carl Th. Dreyer and the Concept of 'Transcendental Style'. Nordic Journal of Media Studies, 6(1), 59-73. https://doi.org/10.1386/nl.6.1.59/1

Vancouver

Tybjerg C. Forms of the Intangible: Carl Th. Dreyer and the Concept of 'Transcendental Style'. Nordic Journal of Media Studies. 2008;6(1):59-73. https://doi.org/10.1386/nl.6.1.59/1

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Tybjerg, Casper. / Forms of the Intangible : Carl Th. Dreyer and the Concept of 'Transcendental Style'. In: Nordic Journal of Media Studies. 2008 ; Vol. 6, No. 1. pp. 59-73.

Bibtex

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