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Author: Robichaud, Denis J. -J (Author)
Book Title: Plato's Persona: Marsilio Ficino, Renaissance Humanism, And ...
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Publication Year: 2018
Item Weight: 1.55 lbs
