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Lives of writers in the modern age: rethoric, history and poetry

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Keywords

biography, poetics, historiography, rhetorics, modern age

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Published

2025-12-19

How to Cite

Esteve, C. (2025). Presentation: Lives of writers in the modern age: rethoric, history and poetry . Studia Aurea, 19, 9–16. https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/studiaaurea.667

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