Hazlitt and the Reach of Sense
Criticism, Morals, and the Metaphysics of Power
Inbunden, Engelska, 1998
Av Uttara Natarajan, University of Liverpool) Natarajan, Uttara (Leverhulme Special Research Fellow, Department of English, Leverhulme Special Research Fellow, Department of English
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum1998-11-19
- Mått143 x 224 x 17 mm
- Vikt406 g
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieOxford English Monographs
- Antal sidor224
- FörlagClarendon Press
- EAN9780198184379