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Book Title: The Consuming Myth: The Work Of James Merrill
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Author: Stephen Yenser
Publication Name: Consuming Myth : the Work of James Merrill
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Year: 1987
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 27.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
