Hudibras

Hudibras

Hudibras

Samuel Butler

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Editorial:
Wildside Press
Año de edición:
2026
Materia
Poesía
ISBN:
9781479413768
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Samuel Butler (1613-1680) was a poet and satirist, best known for his long satirical poem, Hudibras, about the Roundheads, Puritans, Presbyterians and many of the other factions involved in the English Civil War.

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