Eros the Bittersweet Dalkey Archive Essentials

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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.

Epigrammatic, witty, ironic, and endlessly entertaining, Eros is an utterly original book.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781628973860
Published: September 2022

Number of pages: 190
Width: 140 mm
Height: 216 mm
Depth: not specified

Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press