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The History of Flight 飞行的历史

Iowa Journal of Literary Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.17077/0743-2747.1085

Vincent Casaregola

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Review: Now Playing at Canterbury 回顾:现在在坎特伯雷打球

Iowa Journal of Literary Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.17077/0743-2747.1002

P. Dufour

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A Long Desire by Evan S. Connell 埃文·s·康奈尔的《长久的渴望》

Iowa Journal of Literary Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.17077/0743-2747.1333

David Madole

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This Was Iowa 这是爱荷华州

Iowa Journal of Literary Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.17077/0743-2747.1350

Juan Felipe Herrera

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A Portrait of My Father 我父亲的肖像

Iowa Journal of Literary Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.17077/0743-2747.1369

J. Grearson

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The Top Drawer 最上面的抽屉

Iowa Journal of Literary Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.17077/0743-2747.1306

J. Grearson

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The Root of It 它的根源

Iowa Journal of Literary Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.17077/0743-2747.1200

Ron Kuka

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Becoming a Heroine: Reading about Women in Novels by Rachel Brownstein 蕾切尔·布朗斯坦的《成为女英雄:阅读小说中的女性》

Iowa Journal of Literary Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.17077/0743-2747.1133

Nancy Hackett

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The Signifying Monkey Talks Literature 象征的猴子讲文学

Iowa Journal of Literary Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.17077/0743-2747.1127

W. Seaton

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The Peacock Flounder 孔雀鲽鱼

Iowa Journal of Literary Studies Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.17077/0743-2747.1109

J. Harrison

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