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Eros the Bittersweet
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Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all timeA 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 Sprin
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Technical specifications
Release date | March 01th 1998 |
Language | English |
Publisher | Dalkey Archive Press |
Collection | American Literature (Dalkey Archive) |
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Accessibility | No information is available regarding the accessibility of the format Paper |