| Eros the Bittersweet Contributor(s): Carson, Anne (Author) |
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ISBN: 1564781887 ISBN-13: 9781564781888 Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1998 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: A book about romantic love, Eros 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 880.935 |
| LCCN: 97051954 |
| Series: American Literature (Dalkey Archive) |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.51" W x 8.51" (0.60 lbs) 190 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A book about love as seen by the ancients, Eros 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. What does the word mean?," Carson examines her subject from numerous points of view and styles, transcending the constraints of the scholarly exercise for an evocative and lyrical meditation in the tradition of William Carlos Williams's Spring and All and William H. Gass's On Being Blue. |
Contributor Bio(s): Carson, Anne: - Anne Carson was born in Canada and teaches ancient Greek for a living. A former MacArthur Fellow, awards for her numerous books include the T.S. Eliot Prize and The Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Red Doc> was recently awarded the Griffin Poetry Prize and the inaugural Folio Prize. Her first full poetry collection, SHORT TALKS, was published by Brick Books in 1992 and was presented as a new edition in 2015: SHORT TALKS: BRICK BOOKS CLASSICS 1. |