Worth poems
In Worth Robyn Schiff inquires about making, buying, selling, and stealing in the material world, the natural landscape, and the human soul. Opening with the renowned couture house of Charles Frederick Worth, the father of high fashion-- "The dress was so big, / one's hand is useless to ta...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Iowa City :
University of Iowa Press
2002.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Kuhl House poets. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31920950*spi |
| Sumario: | In Worth Robyn Schiff inquires about making, buying, selling, and stealing in the material world, the natural landscape, and the human soul. Opening with the renowned couture house of Charles Frederick Worth, the father of high fashion-- "The dress was so big, / one's hand is useless to take glass from table; / the skirt approaches while the hand is yet distancedo --and ending with the House of De Beers and a diamond thief named Adam Worth-- "You'll know me by my approach / I'm coming on foot with a diamond in my moutho --Schiff moves from Cartier and Tiffany to the Shedd Aquarium. |
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| Descripción Física: | 76 p. |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9781587294273 |
