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Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 October 2019

Robert J. Meyer-Lee
Robert J. Meyer-Lee
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Agnes Scott College, Decatur
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Literary Value and Social Identity in the Canterbury Tales , pp. 283 - 286
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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