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Ibsen the Mystic 神秘主义者易卜生

Ibsen's Kingdom Pub Date : 2021-01-26 DOI: 10.2307/j.ctv1b0fwbx.24

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The Depths of the Sea 海的深处

Ibsen's Kingdom Pub Date : 2021-01-26 DOI: 10.2307/j.ctv1b0fwbx.40

L. Patton

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The Lady from the Sea 来自大海的女士

Ibsen's Kingdom Pub Date : 2021-01-26 DOI: 10.2307/j.ctv1b0fwbx.44

E. Dolgin

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Acknowledgments 致谢

Ibsen's Kingdom Pub Date : 2021-01-26 DOI: 10.2307/j.ctv1b0fwbx.4

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Syphilis, the Unmentionable Disease 梅毒，难以启齿的疾病

Ibsen's Kingdom Pub Date : 2021-01-26 DOI: 10.2307/j.ctv1b0fwbx.35

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INDEX 指数

Ibsen's Kingdom Pub Date : 2021-01-26 DOI: 10.2307/j.ctv1b0fwbx.64

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The League of Youth 共青团

Ibsen's Kingdom Pub Date : 2021-01-26 DOI: 10.2307/j.ctv1b0fwbx.16