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| Author | : Mariapia Pietropaolo |
| File Size | : 50,5 Mb |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 17 September 2020 |
| ISBN | : 9781108488693 |
| Pages | : 243 pages |
A pioneering study of the aesthetic function of grotesque imagery in Roman love elegy.
A pioneering study of the aesthetic function of grotesque imagery in Roman love elegy.
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