"Historical context" in historical context: Surface, depth, and the making of the text

New Literary History

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 593-614

  Holsinger, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 84856741441     PISSN: 00286087     EISSN: 1080661X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/NLH.2011.0042     Document Type: Review

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