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Book Title: Shakespeare, Court Dramatist
Number of Pages: 334 Pages
Publication Name: Shakespeare, Court Dramatist
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Subject: Theater / History & Criticism, Shakespeare, General, Europe / Great Britain / General
Item Height: 1 in
Publication Year: 2016
Item Weight: 22 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Richard Dutton
Item Length: 9.4 in
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Drama, Performing Arts, History
Item Width: 6.6 in
Format: Hardcover
