Dante's Infinite Monkeys

Dante's Infinite Monkeys
ISBN-10
1928189121
ISBN-13
9781928189121
Category
Deadly sins
Pages
165
Language
English
Published
2016-10
Author
Mike Dover

Description

"A scholarly and humourous examination of how the Seven Deadly Sins can be found and understood through modern online culture."--

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