Why Literature?: The Value of Literary Reading and What It Means for Teaching
- ISBN-10
- 1441124659
- ISBN-13
- 9781441124654
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 159
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-05-05
- Publisher
- A&C Black
- Author
- Cristina Vischer Bruns
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- 2011-05-05
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