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- Publisher: Manchester University Press
- Number of Pages: 224
- ISBN: 0719077141
- WAPI (Tower ID): 112054909
- Release Date: October 28, 2008
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #1190087 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #19430 in Literary Criticism (See Top 100 Literary Criticism Bestsellers)
- #2740 in English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh (See Top 100 English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Bestsellers)
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