Anatomy Lesson

Coulehan, Jack

Primary Category: Literature / Poetry
Secondary Category: Literature / Poetry

Genre: Poem

Annotated by:
Aull, Felice
Chen, Irene
  • Date of entry: Jan-13-1999
  • Last revised: Oct-06-2015

Summary

This poem describes how, during the anatomy lesson, the medical student feels curiosity about the wonders of the human body. He is torn between his desire for knowledge and the horror he feels in cutting up a dead body: "the violence of abomination." This marks a transitional point in the student’s medical career path.

Primary Source

The Knitted Glove

Publisher

Nightshade

Publisher

Nightshade

Publisher

Nightshade

Publisher

Nightshade

Publisher

Nightshade

Publisher

Nightshade

Place Published

Troy, Maine

Place Published

Troy, Maine

Place Published

Troy, Maine

Place Published

Troy, Maine

Place Published

Troy, Maine

Place Published

Troy, Maine

Edition

1991

Edition

1991

Edition

1991

Edition

1991

Edition

1991

Edition

1991

Secondary Source

The Knitted Glove