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Tragicomedy And Contemporary Culture

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gtin13: 9780333448793 ISBN: 9780333448793 Item Length: 8.5 in Publication Year: 1991 Author: John Orr Item Weight: 13.4 Oz Item Width: 5.5 in Subject: Drama, Modern / 20th Century, General, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects Format: Hardcover Publication Name: Tragicomedy and Contemporary Culture : Play and Performance from Beckett to Shepard Series: Edinburgh Studies in Culture and Society Ser. Number of Pages: VI, 170 Pages Language: English Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Education Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan The Limited Type: Textbook

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