Fickle Fashion Versus Immortal Fame: Transhistorical Assessments of Creative Products in the Opera House

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 198-210

  Simonton, Dean Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0032356773     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.75.1.198     Document Type: Article

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