On Grote's Theory of the Structure of the Iliad
β Scribed by Lewis R. Packard
- Book ID
- 123984401
- Publisher
- John Hopkins University Press
- Year
- 1876
- Weight
- 884 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-4442
- DOI
- 10.2307/2935707
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