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This collection features a range of scholarly essays exploring the intricate cultural and intellectual exchanges between Germany and Scandinavia around 1900. M. Klańska examines the friendship between Stanislaw Przybyszewski and Edvard Munch in Berlin, while P. Bukowski discusses the Nietzsche reception by Georg Brandes and August Strindberg. S. Wennerscheid analyzes female vitalism in Scandinavia and Germany in relation to Nietzsche. T. Ilarionova delves into German-Scandinavian relations and Russia in 1900. S. Halse highlights the role of Danish dietary reformer Mikkel Hindhede as a cultural mediator. S. Arndal contextualizes Rainer Maria Rilke and Vilhelm Hammershøi within German-Danish interactions. Other contributions include R. Robertson's exploration of Kafka's portrayal of childhood influenced by Ellen Key, N. Penke's examination of Schopenhauer's impact on Hermann Bang and Eduard von Keyserling, and G. Magnússon's insights into Scandinavian influences in Rilke's work. Additionally, H. Johnsson discusses Strindberg's German context, while J. Bauer and I. Hron-Öberg analyze national spaces and childhood in literature. The volume also addresses philosophical themes, including Harnow Klausen's focus on authenticity in German philosophy and Danish literature, and G. Jovanović's political history of German-Scandinavian transitions through Wilhelm Reich.