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A poetic biography of Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), Rare Wondrous Things investigates the history of this German artist and naturalist who made groundbreaking discoveries in entomology. While Merian led an exceptional lifeeven traveling to Suriname at fifty-two years old in the pursuit of knowledgeher name has largely remained in obscurity, and her personal life is still shrouded in mystery. These poems recover her legacy by exploring the tensions between science and religion, professional aspirations and motherhood, wifehood and independence, and biographer and subject.
- Format: Pocket/Paperback
- ISBN: 9781732743403
- Språk: Engelska
- Antal sidor: 80
- Utgivningsdatum: 2020-07-21
- Förlag: Green Writers Press