Readers' varying interpretations of theme in short fiction

Poetics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 139-166

  Kurtz, Victoria ^a   Schober, Michael F ^a  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 23844527175     PISSN: 0304422X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-422X(01)00040-7     Document Type: Article

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