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Book Title: Material of Poetry : Sketches Fora Philosophical Poetics
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Gerald L. Bruns
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: General, Poetry
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Publication Year: 2012
Genre: Literary Criticism, Poetry
Item Weight: 8.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 168 Pages
