Eros the Bittersweet
Download or Read eBook Eros the Bittersweet PDF written by Anne Carson and published by Deep Vellum Publishing. This book was released on 2023-11-14 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Anne Carson |
| Publisher | : Deep Vellum Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 118 |
| Release | : 2023-11-14 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781628974119 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1628974117 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Eros the Bittersweet by : Anne Carson
Book excerpt: 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.
