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Value of Literature

Value of Literature

The Value of Literature

Rafe McGregor

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Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Año de edición:
2017
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Literatura: historia y crítica
ISBN:
9781783489244
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The Value of Literature provides an original and compelling argument for the historical and contemporary significance of literature to humanity.

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