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Teaching the Novel in the Audio Age

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 October 2020

James F. English
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Theories and Methodologies
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PMLA , Volume 135 , Issue 2 , March 2020, pp. 419 - 426
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Copyright © 2020 James F. English

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