Iconoscope - New and Selected Poems

Collected here are poems from Peter Oresick's previous books. His work - known for working class and Catholic themes - probes labour and social history, post-World War II America, Eastern European identity, Eastern Rite Catholicism, and Russian icons and fine art and especially Pittsburgh-born pop art icon Andy Warhol.

About the author

Peter Oresick is a poet whose works include Warhol-o-rama, Definitions, and Working Classics: Poems on Industrial Life. He has taught at Carnegie Mellon University, Chatham University, the University of Pittsburgh, and Emerson College.

Summary

His work—known for working class and Catholic themes—probes labor and social history, post-World War II America, Eastern European identity, Eastern Rite Catholicism, and Russian icons and fine art and especially Pittsburgh-born pop art icon Andy Warhol.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Oresick
• Assisted by: Judith Vollmer (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Pittsburgh Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2016
• EAN: 9780822963806
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-6380-6
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 227 g
• Series: Pitt Poetry; Pitt Poetry Series; Pitt Poetry; Pitt Poetry Series
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies