Eros the Bittersweet

Anne Carson, Sandra Newman

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Dalkey Archive Press
22 September 2022

Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Ethics & moral philosophy

Series: Dalkey Archive Essentials

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.

By: Anne Carson
Introduction by: Sandra Newman
Imprint: Dalkey Archive Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
ISBN: 9781628973860
ISBN 10: 1628973862
Series: Dalkey Archive Essentials
Pages: 190
Publication Date: 22 September 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for Eros the Bittersweet

Anne Carson is a rare talent, brilliant and full of wit, passionate and also deeply moving. -Michael Ondaatje What we learn from Eros the Bittersweet while being spun alive by its brilliance is that its author is a philosopher of much cunning and an agile reader, a scholar with a mind as fresh as a spring meadow, no dust anywhere on her. -Guy Davenport