The Long Day Wanes: Old Age in Homer

ISBN-10
0315927194
ISBN-13
9780315927193
Category
Epic poetry, Greek
Pages
272
Language
English
Published
1994
Publisher
National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada
Author
Nicholas Maes

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