Eros the Bittersweet: An Essay by Anne Carson

Eros the Bittersweet: An Essay

Anne Carson

189 pages first pub 1986 (editions)

nonfiction classics essays philosophy poetry reflective slow-paced
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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 dis...

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