The humanities "crisis" and the future of literary studies

The Humanities "Crisis" and the Future of Literary Studies

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 1-210

  Jay, Paul L ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1057/9781137398031     Document Type: Book

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