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Wonder Cabinet: Poems
David Barber
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Description for Wonder Cabinet: Poems
Hardcover. Taking its inspiration from the wonder and curiosity cabinets of the late Renaissance, this book of poems offers itself up as a gallery of natural marvels and historical gleanings. It delves into the realms of both natural history and popular culture. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Taking its inspiration from the wonder and curiosity cabinets of the late Renaissance, David Barber's second book of poems offers itself up as an eclectic gallery of natural marvels and historical gleanings. Creation is Barber's chief subject and he often concentrates on how human nature is constantly seeking to impose definition and significance upon the natural world. These are poems that meditate on all manner of wondrous phenomena: falconry and funiculars; the knotted quipus of the Inca Empire and the tulip mania of the Dutch Golden Age; the lore and language of field guides, epitaphs, beekeeping, and seafaring; and, the ... Read more
Taking its inspiration from the wonder and curiosity cabinets of the late Renaissance, David Barber's second book of poems offers itself up as an eclectic gallery of natural marvels and historical gleanings. Creation is Barber's chief subject and he often concentrates on how human nature is constantly seeking to impose definition and significance upon the natural world. These are poems that meditate on all manner of wondrous phenomena: falconry and funiculars; the knotted quipus of the Inca Empire and the tulip mania of the Dutch Golden Age; the lore and language of field guides, epitaphs, beekeeping, and seafaring; and, the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Triquarterly
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810151727
SKU
V9780810151727
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3
About David Barber
David Barber is the poetry editor at The Atlantic Monthly. His first book The Spirit Level (Northwestern, 1995) was published as a winner of the Terrence Des Pres Prize. Barber's poems have appeared in literary magazines such as Antioch Review, Georgia Review, The New Republic, Paris Review, Poetry, and Virginia Quarterly Review. His reviews and articles have appeared in The ... Read more
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