Eros the Bittersweet
£14.00
by Carson, Anne | Literary studies: classical, early & medieval
Published 22/09/2022 by Dalkey Archive Press in the United States as part of the Dalkey Archive Essentials series
Paperback | 190 pages, Illustrations
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Description
Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all timeA book about romantic love, Eros the Bittersweet is Anne Carson’s exploration of the concept of ‘eros’ in both classical philosophy and literature. Beginning with, ‘It was Sappho who first called eros ‘bittersweet.’ No one who has been in love disputes her,’ Carson examines her subject from numerous points of view, creating a lyrical meditation in the tradition of William Carlos Williams’s Spring and All and William H. Gass’s On Being Blue.
Epigrammatic, witty, ironic, and endlessly entertaining, Eros is an utterly original book.
Additional information
| Weight | 314 g |
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| Dimensions | 139 × 215 × 16 mm |
