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Ebook {Epub PDF} Eros the Bittersweet by Anne Carson

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 · 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 ISBN Project MUSE promotes the creation and dissemination of essential humanities and social science resources through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide. Forged from a partnership between a university press and a library, Project MUSE is a trusted part of the academic and scholarly community it serves. About. MUSE Story.  · J. Desire is at the core of being human. In Anne Carson’s book, Eros the Bittersweet, we encounter the complexities of desire through a scholarly lens — a Greek poetic perspective on how desire cannot exist without a lack of what we seek, a hole we might not have even known was there. There’s an image, in reference to Aristophanes’ speech in Plato’s Symposium, that .



Eros the Bittersweet by Anne Carson My rating: 4 of 5 stars Anne Carson's Eros the Bittersweet begins as an examination of what classical Greek poets had to say about eros (romantic desire), but expands into a meditation on time, metaphor, imagination, the distance between self and other, and what makes life worth living. Anne Carson is a Canadian poet, essayist, and professor of classics as well as a translator. Her first book, Eros the Bittersweet (), traces the concept of eros from ancient Greece to the present. She writes in this book, "The words we read and words we write never say exactly what we mean. Eros the Bittersweet.: Anne Carson. Princeton University Press, - History - pages. 2 Reviews. The insights presented in the volume are many and wide-ranging, recognizably in tune with the subtlest modern discussions of desire (such as triangulation. or loving what others love), yet offering new solutions to old problems, like.



J. Desire is at the core of being human. In Anne Carson’s book, Eros the Bittersweet, we encounter the complexities of desire through a scholarly lens — a Greek poetic perspective on how desire cannot exist without a lack of what we seek, a hole we might not have even known was there. There’s an image, in reference to Aristophanes’ speech in Plato’s Symposium, that will not leave my mind after reading this book. Eros: The Bittersweet was written by Canadian poet of professor of Classics and comparative literature Anne Carson. Carson is an expert in ancient Greek literature, particularly poetry. As such, she employs her knowledge of the structure and purpose of, in particular, the Socratic dialogues and Greek lyric poetry to analyze the nature of love and the deep connection between love and linguistic devices like metaphors. 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.