Madama Butterfly/Madamu Batafurai
Transpositions of a 'Japanese Tragedy'
Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
Av Arthur Groos, New York) Groos, Arthur (Cornell University
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2023-02-16
- Mått172 x 250 x 20 mm
- Vikt710 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor296
- FörlagCambridge University Press
- ISBN9781009250672