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The Redemptive Gestures of the Poetry of Wisława Szymborska

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The Enigma of Good and Evil; The Moral Sentiment in Literature

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Santilli, K.S. (2005). The Redemptive Gestures of the Poetry of Wisława Szymborska. In: Tymieniecka, AT. (eds) The Enigma of Good and Evil; The Moral Sentiment in Literature. Analecta Husserliana, vol 85. Springer, Dordrecht . https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3576-4_41

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