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Copyright © 1996 by Mark Turner
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Turner, Mark.
The literary mind / Mark Turner,
p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13 978-0-19-512667-9 (pbk.)
1. Literature—Philosophy. 2. Cognitive science. I. Title.
PN49.T77 1996
801′.92—dc20 95-50366
7 9 10 8 6
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