Albert, Alice, Alfred: Variations of Love in the Victorian Era

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Albert, Alice, Alfred: Variations of Love in the Victorian Era. / O'Sullivan, Emer.
Liebe zwischen Norm, Freiheit und Transzendenz: Erscheinungsformen in Philosophie, Literatur und Gesellschaft. ed. / Andreas Jürgens; Sarah Schmidt. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, 2024. p. 149-184.

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Harvard

O'Sullivan, E 2024, Albert, Alice, Alfred: Variations of Love in the Victorian Era. in A Jürgens & S Schmidt (eds), Liebe zwischen Norm, Freiheit und Transzendenz: Erscheinungsformen in Philosophie, Literatur und Gesellschaft. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, pp. 149-184. https://doi.org/10.5771/9782985721580

APA

O'Sullivan, E. (2024). Albert, Alice, Alfred: Variations of Love in the Victorian Era. In A. Jürgens, & S. Schmidt (Eds.), Liebe zwischen Norm, Freiheit und Transzendenz: Erscheinungsformen in Philosophie, Literatur und Gesellschaft (pp. 149-184). Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. https://doi.org/10.5771/9782985721580

Vancouver

O'Sullivan E. Albert, Alice, Alfred: Variations of Love in the Victorian Era. In Jürgens A, Schmidt S, editors, Liebe zwischen Norm, Freiheit und Transzendenz: Erscheinungsformen in Philosophie, Literatur und Gesellschaft. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. 2024. p. 149-184 doi: 10.5771/9782985721580

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