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Classical in form, cool, earnest and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- warmbleak
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About the book
- Author
- Michael Swan
- First published
- 1980
- Pages
- 654
- Publisher
- O.U.P., Niu jin da xue chu ban she (Zhongguo) you xian gong si, OUP OXFORD
- Editions
- 13
- Language
- Chinese, English
- ISBN
- 9780194421461
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