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Book Title: Stoic Romanticism and the Ethics of Emotion
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 8.1in
Author: Jacob Risinger
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Modern / 18th Century, Gothic & Romance, Ancient & Classical
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2021
Genre: Literary Criticism
Item Weight: 12 Oz
Number of Pages: 264 Pages
