Katherina Bound; or, Play(K)ating the Strictures of Everyday Life

@article{Hodgdon1992KatherinaBO,
  title={Katherina Bound; or, Play(K)ating the Strictures of Everyday Life},
  author={Barbara Hodgdon},
  journal={PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America},
  year={1992},
  volume={107},
  pages={538 - 553}
}
  • Barbara Hodgdon
  • Published 1 May 1992
  • Art
  • PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America
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