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Book Title: The Possessor And The Possessed: Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, ...
Item Length: 7.9in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 5.4in
Author: Peter Kivy IV, Peter Kivy
Publication Name: Possessor and the Possessed : Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, and the Idea of Musical Genius
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Series: Yale Series in the Philosophy and Theory of Art Ser.
Publication Year: 2011
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 294 Pages
