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Benjamin Dreams of Anarchy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2025

Sarah Richter
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Theories and Methodologies
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PMLA , Volume 140 , Issue 2 , March 2025 , pp. 349 - 355
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© 2025 The Author(s). Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Modern Language Association of America

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