John Miles Foley's World of Oralities
Text, Tradition, and Contemporary Oral Theory
Inbunden, Engelska, 2020
Av Mark C. Amodio, Vassar College) Amodio, Mark C. (Professor of English, Mark C Amodio
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2020-12-01
- Mått152 x 229 x 18 mm
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieBorderlines
- Antal sidor282
- FörlagArc Humanities Press
- ISBN9781641893381