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Information: The Cambridge Companion to The Essay , pp. 279 - 282

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009022255.019 [Opens in a new window]

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Edited by Kara Wittman, Pomona College, California, Evan Kindley, Pomona College, California
Book: The Cambridge Companion to The Essay
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Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009022255.019

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