Metaphor and the Twinned Vision (The Phoenix and the Turtle)
โ Scribed by Walter J. Ong
- Book ID
- 124428453
- Publisher
- Project MUSE
- Year
- 1955
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 876 KB
- Volume
- 63
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0037-3052
- DOI
- 10.2307/27538435
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