Literature for Life
- ISBN-10
- 0321845684
- ISBN-13
- 9780321845689
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 1504
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-04
- Publisher
- Longman Publishing Group
- Authors
- X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia, Nina Revoyr
Description
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