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Understanding Anthony Powell /

"Suggesting that the literary world is just beginning to realize the extent of Anthony Powell's achievements, Nicholas Birns provides a fresh examination of the British writer's career and growing reputation in this introduction to his work. Birns takes a global view of Powell's...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Birns, Nicholas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia : University of South Carolina, ©2004.
Colección:Understanding contemporary British literature.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 0 |t Understanding Anthony Powell --  |t A Company of Giddy-Heads: Understanding Powell's Fiction of the 1930s --  |t Widmerpool and Theocritus: Understanding A Dance to the Music of Time --  |t Man's Permitted Limits: Understanding Powell's Fiction of the 1980s --  |t The Other Side of the Dance: Understanding Powell's Memoirs --  |t Such Ideas as One Has: Understanding Powell's Journals. 
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