“In the Guise of History”: History and Poetry in Cinquecento Italy
✍ Scribed by Tristano, Richard M.
- Book ID
- 126784189
- Publisher
- Brepols Publishers, NV
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 393 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0083-5897
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