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Introduction: the rise of the world author from the death of world literature. / Braun, Rebecca.
In: Seminar: A Journal of Germanic Studies, Vol. 51, No. 2, 05.2015, p. 81-99.

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Braun, R 2015, 'Introduction: the rise of the world author from the death of world literature', Seminar: A Journal of Germanic Studies, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 81-99. https://doi.org/10.3138/seminar.2015.51.2.81

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Braun, R. (2015). Introduction: the rise of the world author from the death of world literature. Seminar: A Journal of Germanic Studies, 51(2), 81-99. https://doi.org/10.3138/seminar.2015.51.2.81

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Braun R. Introduction: the rise of the world author from the death of world literature. Seminar: A Journal of Germanic Studies. 2015 May;51(2):81-99. doi: 10.3138/seminar.2015.51.2.81

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Braun, Rebecca. / Introduction : the rise of the world author from the death of world literature. In: Seminar: A Journal of Germanic Studies. 2015 ; Vol. 51, No. 2. pp. 81-99.

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