Contagion and the Shakespearean Stage
Inbunden, Engelska, 2019
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- Utgivningsdatum2019-06-28
- Mått148 x 210 x 21 mm
- Vikt508 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SeriePalgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine
- Antal sidor292
- FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
- ISBN9783030144272
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