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She Who Lies Above

By Beatriz Hausner

She Who Lies Above

By Beatriz Hausner

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In She Who Lies Above, Beatriz Hausner brings Hypatia of Alexandria, the fourth-century Byzantine mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher, to life. She does so through layered ventriloquism: publishing amorous correspondence from the feminist icon's friend and former student, Synesius of Cyrene, and scribing Hypatia's replies in turn. These letters are "discovered" by Bettina Ungaro, a librarian and archivist by day and poet by night. She, in turn, collates the correspondence to build a vision of the couple's relationship while writing a kind of postmodern critique of contemporary book and reading culture. These interjections both borrow from and juxtapose writing from ancient times, and, in doing so, explore the evolution of modern knowledge keeping. The result is a rigorous, hyper-layered collection of poems that are elegiac and erotic; steeped in appreciation for a life of books and the technical and transcendent brilliance their authors can exhibit.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
109
Release Date:
2023-11-07
Publication Date:
2023-11-07
Publisher:
Book*hug
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1771668202
ISBN13:
9781771668200
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
158 g
Height:
203 cm
Width:
152 cm
Thickness:
10 cm
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