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Book Title: The Primacy Of Vision In Virgil's Aeneid
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Riggs Alden Smith
Publication Name: Primacy of Vision in Virgil's Aeneid
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication Year: 2006
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 18.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 271 Pages
