Gothic roots: Brockden Brown's Wieland, American identity, and American literature
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عنوان ژورنال: Ilha do Desterro A Journal of English Language, Literatures in English and Cultural Studies
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2175-8026,0101-4846
DOI: 10.5007/2175-8026.2012n62p197