Contemporary Drift: Genre, Historicism, and the Problem of the Present
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Theodore Martin., & Theodore Martin|AUTHOR. (2017). Contemporary Drift: Genre, Historicism, and the Problem of the Present . Columbia University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Theodore Martin and Theodore Martin|AUTHOR. 2017. Contemporary Drift: Genre, Historicism, and the Problem of the Present. Columbia University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Theodore Martin and Theodore Martin|AUTHOR. Contemporary Drift: Genre, Historicism, and the Problem of the Present Columbia University Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Theodore Martin, and Theodore Martin|AUTHOR. Contemporary Drift: Genre, Historicism, and the Problem of the Present Columbia University Press, 2017.
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Full title | contemporary drift genre historicism and the problem of the present |
Author | martin theodore |
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