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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Garber, Marjorie
The use and abuse of literature / Marjorie Garber.
p. cm.
eISBN: 978-0-307-37962-7
1. Literature—Philosophy. 2. Literature—Appreciation. I. Title.
PN45.G312 2011 801—dc22 2010035417
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