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    Twentieth Century American Literature: James Agee
    Twentieth Century American Literature: James Agee
    Twentieth Century American Literature: James Agee
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    Twentieth Century American Literature: James Agee

    By Chelsea House

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    The landmark Chelsea House Library of Literary Criticism, first published in the 1980s, is one of the most impressive collections of literary criticism ever produced. It is now available in digital format for the first time. This volume of the series provides excerpts and full-length critical essays on the writer James Agee.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChelsea House
    Release dateJan 1, 2022
    ISBN9781685661151
    Twentieth Century American Literature: James Agee

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