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Two Poems 两首诗

The Sewanee Review Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1353/sew.2023.a909277

Shane McCrae

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Index Volume CXXXI, 2023 索引卷三十一，2023年

The Sewanee Review Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1353/sew.2023.a909285

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Two Poems 两首诗

The Sewanee Review Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1353/sew.2023.a909279

Jameson Fitzpatrick

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The Frame and the Perforations 框架和穿孔

The Sewanee Review Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1353/sew.2023.a909282

Mairead Small Staid

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Contributors 贡献者

The Sewanee Review Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1353/sew.2023.a903514

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Three Poems 三首诗

The Sewanee Review Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1353/sew.2023.a903505

Noel Yu-Jen

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Patriots, expatriates, and scoundrels 爱国者、侨民和恶棍

The Sewanee Review Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.4324/9781351326803-11

John P. McCormick

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Shakespeare in London 莎士比亚在伦敦

The Sewanee Review Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.5860/choice.192613

George Core, S. Core

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Lorca in our time Lorca在我们的时代

The Sewanee Review Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.4324/9781315082288-13

John P. McCormick

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Light and color 光和颜色

The Sewanee Review Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.4324/9780080507880-22

Catherine Savage Brosman

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