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Poetics of the hive : the insect metaphor in literature /
""Cris Hollingsworth's waggle dance after scouting the rangiest field of literature--Virgil and Homer down to Milton and Swift, on to Plath and Byatt#x97;leads you to where the nectar hides. ... He wisely roams, extracting an anthology of poetry, prose, psychology, historymost of all,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Iowa City :
University of Iowa Press,
©2001.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | ""Cris Hollingsworth's waggle dance after scouting the rangiest field of literature--Virgil and Homer down to Milton and Swift, on to Plath and Byatt#x97;leads you to where the nectar hides. ... He wisely roams, extracting an anthology of poetry, prose, psychology, historymost of all, perception--that tops the bee's knees.""--Paul West, author of The Secret Life of Words""Hollingsworth's wide-ranging exploration of the image of the hive is impressive. Poetics of the Hive and its panoply of references cannot fail to enrich university classrooms, especially those devoted to both the vi |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 299 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-290) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1587294036 9781587294037 |