Whitman's Poetry of the Body: Sexuality, Politics, and the Text
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M. Jimmie Killingsworth., & M. Jimmie Killingsworth|AUTHOR. (2016). Whitman's Poetry of the Body: Sexuality, Politics, and the Text . The University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)M. Jimmie Killingsworth and M. Jimmie Killingsworth|AUTHOR. 2016. Whitman's Poetry of the Body: Sexuality, Politics, and the Text. The University of North Carolina Press.
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