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Book Title: Beowulf And The Dragon: Parallels And Analogues
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Publication Name: Beowulf and the Dragon: Parallels and Analogues
Language: English
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer, The Limited
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2000
Subject: Medieval, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Subjects & Themes / General
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 18.6 Oz
Item Length: 9.5 in
Author: Christine Rauer
Subject Area: Literary Criticism
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Hardcover
