Missing Body before the Law: bp Nichol's 'The Martyrology' and the Poetics of Language Writing Revisited

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  • Karlyn Koh

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https://doi.org/10.25071/1923-9408.25060

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Published

1996-12-01

How to Cite

Koh, K. (1996). Missing Body before the Law: bp Nichol’s ’The Martyrology’ and the Poetics of Language Writing Revisited. Tessera, 21. https://doi.org/10.25071/1923-9408.25060

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Introduction