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Book Title: Rhetorical Narratology
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Michael Kearns
Publication Name: Rhetorical Narratology
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Series: Stages Ser.
Publication Year: 1999
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 17 Oz
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
