Eros the bittersweet
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Eros the bittersweet
Dalkey Archive Press, 1998
1st Dalkey Archive ed.
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Originally published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1986
Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-182) and indexes
Description based on 5th printing, 2009
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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.
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