Aristophanes' Old-and-New Comedy: Volume I: Six Essays in Perspective

Aristophanes' Old-and-New Comedy: Volume I: Six Essays in Perspective
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Published on: 2017-10-06
Page Count: 582 pages
Print Type: BOOK
Categories: Literary Criticism
Maturity Rating: NOT_MATURE
Language: en
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ISBN-13: 9781469639857
ISBN-10: 1469639858
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