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Book Title: Diachronic Dialogues: Authority And Continuity In Homer And ...
Item Length: 8.9in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 6.4in
Author: Ahuvia Kahane
Publication Name: Diachronic Dialogues : Authority and Continuity in Homer and the Homeric Tradition
Format: Perfect
Language: English
Publisher: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches Ser.
Publication Year: 2005
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 14.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 274 Pages
