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Women in Praise of the Sacred

Women in Praise of the Sacred

Jane Hirshfield

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HarperCollins
Año de edición:
1995
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Poesía
ISBN:
9780060925765
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'Hirshfield’s current collection brings together . . . an astonishing array of women writers from the 22nd century BC poet Enheduanna to Nelly Sachs and Anna Akhmatova.'-- 'Library Journal'

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