Eros the bittersweet

189 pages

English language

Published 1998 by Dalkey Archive Press.

OCLC Number:
38132684

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A book about romantic love, Eros 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.

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Subjects

  • Eros (Greek deity)
  • Love.