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casparb's review against another edition
who is surprised that anne carson is very good. simonides/celan. pound's economies. do you like money? become a greek poet in the fifth century bc. actually this is one of carson's most sustained & analytical books, an excellent reminder of How Good Celan is, & I'm learning things about simonides. would luv to reread also
iammyowngodandmartyr's review against another edition
4.0
The epitome of generative comparative literature, of dialogism, of anne carson. This was her last work that I had left to read - thanks @past Tessa for saving it for a rainy day. I loved it :(
fatikhurram's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
5.0
anoresteia's review against another edition
5.0
very interesting!!! i feel as though i may not be as qualified to give my thoughts on this (never read celan, never read simonides, don't have a poetry/classics background, only read this because it was by anne carson) but the connections carson makes between poet and language and money and transaction literally blew my mind when reading.
_cristina's review against another edition
4.0
A poet's despair is not just personal; he despairs of the word and that implicates all our hopes. Every time a poet writes a poem he is asking the question, Do words hold good? And the answer has to be yes: it is the contrafactual condition upon which a poet's life depends.
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