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Book Title: Film And The Classical Epic Tradition
Item Length: 5.5in
Item Height: 1.1in
Item Width: 8.6in
Author: Joanna Paul
Publication Name: Film and the Classical Epic Tradition
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Series: Classical Presences Ser.
Publication Year: 2013
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 19.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 424 Pages