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Demos and Dionysus

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Demos and Dionysus, blank‐verse dialogue by E.A. Robinson, published in Dionysus in Doubt (1925).

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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Demos and Dionysus." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. Oxford University Press. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Demos and Dionysus." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. Oxford University Press. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (December 1, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-DemosandDionysus.html

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