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Book Title: Sophocles: Oedipus At Colonus
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Adrian Kelly
Publication Name: Sophocles: Oedipus AT Colonus
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Series: Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy Ser.
Publication Year: 2009
Type: Language Course
Item Weight: 7.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 144 Pages
