A review by sarahreadsaverylot
Glass, Irony and God by Guy Davenport, Anne Carson

4.0

After ordering this book on Amazon, I was surprised to discover a book with the same cover, the same author, even the same ISBN, but no Irony. Yes, my copy is missing not only the Irony from the title, but also a comma and the poems "The Book of Isaiah" and "The Gender of Sound". How disappointing, yet intriguing. My copy did have included Carson's "Short Talks", and the collection is a great one. Especially poignant is "The Glass Essay" and her examination of Emily Bronte in the context of a broken heart. I shall treasure this strange publishing aberration and cherish the mystery of where the Irony went...