The Portrait Of The Lover-image

The Portrait Of The Lover

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Topic: General, Literary, Ancient & Classical Format: Hardcover Author: Maurizio. Bettini Item Length: 9 in Language: English Item Weight: 22.4 Oz Book Title: Portrait of the Lover ISBN: 9780520208506 Publication Year: 1999 Genre: Literary Criticism, Fiction Number of Pages: 353 Pages gtin13: 9780520208506 Item Height: 1.1 in Item Width: 6 in Publisher: University of California Press

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