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Archaic Torso Of Apollo
"Archaic Torso of Apollo" (german: Archaïscher Torso Apollos) is a sonnet by the Austrian writer Rainer Maria Rilke, published in the collection ''New Poems'' in 1908. It opens the collection's second part and is a companion piece to "Early Apollo", which opens the first part. The poem describes the impressions given by the surviving torso of an Archaic Greek Sculpture, archaic statue, which for the poet creates a vision of what the intact statue must have been like. Summary "Archaic Torso of Apollo" is a sonnet with the rhyme scheme AbbA CddC EEf GfG. It is an ekphrasis—a rhetorical genre from ancient Greece that describes inanimate objects—of an Archaic Greek Sculpture, archaic Greek sculpture of Apollo, of which only the torso and crotch area survive. The poem argues that although the head is missing, the characteristics of the remaining body give an impression of what the complete statue must have been like. The impression creates a sense of being observed and a need to ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The torso or trunk is an anatomical term for the central part, or the core, of the body of many animals (including humans), from which the head, neck, limbs, tail and other appendages extend. The tetrapod torso — including that of a human — is usually divided into the ''thoracic'' segment (also known as the upper torso, where the forelimbs extend), the ''abdominal'' segment (also known as the "mid-section" or "midriff"), and the ''pelvic'' and '' perineal'' segments (sometimes known together with the abdomen as the lower torso, where the hindlimbs extend). Anatomy Major organs In humans, most critical organs, with the notable exception of the brain, are housed within the torso. In the upper chest, the heart and lungs are protected by the rib cage, and the abdomen contains most of the organs responsible for digestion: the stomach, which breaks down partially digested food via gastric acid; the liver, which respectively produces bile necessary for digestion; the large and smal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
