Eros the Bittersweet, Paperback/Anne Carson

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Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time A 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. Anne Carson was born in Canada and teaches ancient Greek for a living. Her awards and honors include the Lannan Award, the Pushcart Prize, the Griffin Trust Award for Excellence in Poetry, a Guggenheim fellowship, and the MacArthur "Genius" Award. Book specifications: Collection: Dalkey Archive Essentials Dimensions: 140 x 211 Author: Anne Carson Cover type: Paperback Publishing Year: 2022 Publishing Month: 7 Pages: 190 Language: English Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press Weight: 290 g