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Copyright. (2000). In I. Ousby (Ed.), The Cambridge guide to literature in English (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. Credo Reference: http://libproxy.txstate.edu/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/cupliteng/copyright/0?institutionId=1143​

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