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Item Weight: 0.34 lbs
Book Title: Aristotle and the Arc of Tragedy
Item Length: 9in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: Leon Golden
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Drama, Aesthetics, Ancient & Classical
Publisher: Diversion Publishing Corp.
Publication Year: 2017
Genre: Literary Criticism, Philosophy
Number of Pages: 94 Pages
