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Book Title: Shakespearean Romance
Item Length: 9.4in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 6.4in
Author: Howard Felperin
Publication Name: Shakespearean Romance
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2016
Series: Princeton Legacy Library
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 22 Oz
Number of Pages: 334 Pages
