| Author | : Barry Coward |
| File Size | : 51,6 Mb |
| Publisher | : Manchester University Press |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 20 May 1983 |
| ISBN | : 0719013380 |
| Pages | : 280 pages |
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