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Eros the Bittersweet by Anne Carson (1998, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherDeep Vellum Publishing
ISBN-101564781887
ISBN-139781564781888
eBay Product ID (ePID)739902

Product Key Features

Book TitleEros the Bittersweet
Number of Pages190 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1998
TopicLove & Romance, Ancient & Classical
FeaturesReprint
GenreLiterary Criticism, Family & Relationships
AuthorAnne Carson
Book SeriesAmerican Literature Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight9.5 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN97-051954
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisEpigrammatic, witty, ironic, and endlessly interesting, Eros is an utterly original book by an author whose acclaim has been steadily growing since the book was first published in 1986 by Johns Hopkins., 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 ., 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 .
LC Classification NumberBL820.C65C37 1998