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The Tao of the non-human: ineffability, materiality, and ecosemiotics in Marianne Moore’s assemblage poetics

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The Tao of the non-human: ineffability, materiality, and ecosemiotics in Marianne Moore’s assemblage poetics. / Azambuja, Enaiê Mairê.
In: Journal of Modern Literature, Vol. 48, No. 2, 02.04.2025, p. 96-111.

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Azambuja, EM 2025, 'The Tao of the non-human: ineffability, materiality, and ecosemiotics in Marianne Moore’s assemblage poetics', Journal of Modern Literature, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 96-111. https://doi.org/10.2979/jml.00072

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Azambuja, E. M. (2025). The Tao of the non-human: ineffability, materiality, and ecosemiotics in Marianne Moore’s assemblage poetics. Journal of Modern Literature, 48(2), 96-111. https://doi.org/10.2979/jml.00072

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Azambuja EM. The Tao of the non-human: ineffability, materiality, and ecosemiotics in Marianne Moore’s assemblage poetics. Journal of Modern Literature. 2025 Apr 2;48(2):96-111. doi: 10.2979/jml.00072

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Azambuja, Enaiê Mairê. / The Tao of the non-human : ineffability, materiality, and ecosemiotics in Marianne Moore’s assemblage poetics. In: Journal of Modern Literature. 2025 ; Vol. 48, No. 2. pp. 96-111.

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