Epigrammatic, witty, ironic, and endlessly entertaining, Eros is an utterly original book.
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2026
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.
| ISBN: | 9781628973860 |
| Publication date: | 22nd September 2022 |
| Author: | Anne Carson |
| Publisher: | Dalkey Archive Press an imprint of Deep Vellum Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 190 pages |
| Series: | Dalkey Essentials |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy Ethics and moral philosophy |
Epigrammatic, witty, ironic, and endlessly entertaining, Eros is an utterly original book.Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2026 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.
Eros the Bittersweet features in the following genres: Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy
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Eros the Bittersweet was written by Anne Carson and published by Dalkey Archive Press an imprint of Deep Vellum Publishing
Eros the Bittersweet has 190 pages
Yes it is part of Dalkey Essentials series
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