Mocked with Death: Tragic Overliving from Sophocles to Milton

Mocked with Death: Tragic Overliving from Sophocles to Milton
ISBN-10
0801879647
ISBN-13
9780801879647
Category
History
Pages
289
Language
English
Published
2004
Publisher
JHU Press
Author
Emily R. Wilson

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