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Blunders and (un)intentional offence in Shakespeare 莎士比亚的错误和(无意的)冒犯

Manners, Norms and Transgressions in the History of English Pub Date : 2020-08-15 DOI: 10.1075/pbns.312.04kiz

Urszula Kizelbach

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The discourse of manners and politeness in Restoration and eighteenth-century drama 复辟时期和十八世纪戏剧中关于礼仪和礼貌的话语

Manners, Norms and Transgressions in the History of English Pub Date : 2020-08-15 DOI: 10.1075/pbns.312.05juc

Andreas H. Jucker, I. Taavitsainen

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