Brontës and the Idea of the Human
Science, Ethics, and the Victorian Imagination
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
Av Alexandra Lewis, Alexandra (University of Aberdeen) Lewis
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2021-03-18
- Mått152 x 228 x 18 mm
- Vikt470 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieCambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture
- Antal sidor312
- FörlagCambridge University Press
- ISBN9781316608371