Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
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The listing describes Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Jonathan Culler as a general-interest book whose subject is easy to identify. The copy shown here is 2000 • Oxford Univ Pr • 152 pages.
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Paperback: ISBN-13 9780192853837
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