Kelley Swain

Opera di Cera

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ISBN 13:
9781908853363
author:
Kelley Swain
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Valley Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2014
Pages:
88
Dimensions:
12.9 x 0.7 x 19.8 cm
Genre:
Poetry, Drama & Criticism, Poetry,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£9.82

Description

Travel back to 18th century Florence, where the Museum of Physics and Natural History is creating its most famous waxwork, the anatomical Venus. A life-sized female figure comes apart to reveal a foetus in the womb, combining elements of Pygmalion myth and historical research. This verse drama explores a sensual underworld of bodysnatching, dissection, bondage and greed, as a deformed porter collects body parts from an orphanage and hospital for the wax workshop. Kelley Swain's unique blend of poetry and medical history creates a captivating narrative that ends in triumph and tragedy. Kelley Swain is a freelance writer and educator in poetry, science, and the Medical Humanities, with previous publications including Darwin's Microscope and Pocket Horizon.

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