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The Book of a Hundred Hands

Cole Swensen
4.9/5 (16791 ratings)
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Description:The hand is second only to language in defining the human being, and its constant presence makes it a ready reminder of our humanity, with all its privileges and obligations. In this dazzling collection, Cole Swensen explores the hand from any angle approachable by language and art. Her hope: to exhaust the hand as subject matter; her joy: the fact that she couldnOCOt. These short poems reveal the hand from a hundred different perspectives. Incorporating sign language, drawing manuals, paintings from the 14th to the 20th century, shadow puppets, imagined histories, positions (the OC hand as a boatless sailOCO), and professions (OC the hand as window in which the panes infinitesimalOCO), Cole SwensenOCOs fine hand is OC that which augmentsOCO our understanding and appreciation of OC this freak wing, OCO this OC wheel that comforts noneOCO yet remains OC a fruit the size and shape of the heart.OCO"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Book of a Hundred Hands. To get started finding The Book of a Hundred Hands, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
385
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
University of Iowa Press
Release
2014
ISBN
1587296470

The Book of a Hundred Hands

Cole Swensen
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
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Description: The hand is second only to language in defining the human being, and its constant presence makes it a ready reminder of our humanity, with all its privileges and obligations. In this dazzling collection, Cole Swensen explores the hand from any angle approachable by language and art. Her hope: to exhaust the hand as subject matter; her joy: the fact that she couldnOCOt. These short poems reveal the hand from a hundred different perspectives. Incorporating sign language, drawing manuals, paintings from the 14th to the 20th century, shadow puppets, imagined histories, positions (the OC hand as a boatless sailOCO), and professions (OC the hand as window in which the panes infinitesimalOCO), Cole SwensenOCOs fine hand is OC that which augmentsOCO our understanding and appreciation of OC this freak wing, OCO this OC wheel that comforts noneOCO yet remains OC a fruit the size and shape of the heart.OCO"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Book of a Hundred Hands. To get started finding The Book of a Hundred Hands, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
385
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
University of Iowa Press
Release
2014
ISBN
1587296470

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