Marianne Moore's "Imperious Ox, Imperial Dish" and the poetry of the natural world.

From: Twentieth Century Literature | Date: March 22, 1998| Author: Schulze, Robin G. | Copyright information

Marianne Moore's 'The Imperious Ox, Imperial Dish' describes her perception of the cultural and religious symbolism represented by the Indian water buffalo and the Chinese peach or nectrine. Comprised of two separate poems entitled 'The Buffalo' and 'Nine Nectrines and Other Porcelain,' it reflects Moore's preoccupation with the scientific and natural histories of her subjects. She explores the buffalo and nectrine as sacred entities in India and China, and their evolution as explained by sci...

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