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References
- Ovidiu S. Crohmălniceanu, Cercul literar de la Sibiu şi influenţa catalitică a culturii germane, Bucharest: Editura Universalia, 2000. ISBN 973-99274-0-8
- Petru Poantă, Cercul literar de la Sibiu. Introducere în fenomenul originar, Cluj-Napoca: Clusium, 1997. ISBN 973-555-163-2
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