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- Eros the Bittersweet: An Essay
- Book
- 1986
- Published by: Princeton University Press
- Series: Princeton Legacy Library
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Named one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time by the Modern Library
Anne Carson’s remarkable first book about the paradoxical nature of romantic love
Since it was first published, Eros the Bittersweet, Anne Carson’s lyrical meditation on love in ancient Greek literature and philosophy, has established itself as a favorite among an unusually broad audience, including classicists, essayists, poets, and general readers. Beginning with the poet Sappho’s invention of the word “bittersweet” to describe Eros, Carson’s original and beautifully written book is a wide-ranging reflection on the conflicted nature of romantic love, which is both “miserable” and “one of the greatest pleasures we have.”
Table of Contents
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- Abbreviation
- pp. vii-x
- Bittersweet
- pp. 3-9
- Finding the Edge
- pp. 30-31
- Logic at the Edge
- pp. 32-38
- Losing the Edge
- pp. 39-45
- Archilochos at the Edge
- pp. 46-52
- Alphabetic Edge
- pp. 53-61
- What Does the Lover Want from Love?
- pp. 62-69
- A Novel Sense
- pp. 77-82
- Something Paradoxical
- pp. 83-85
- My Page Makes Love
- pp. 86-90
- Letters, Letters
- pp. 91-97
- Folded Meanings
- pp. 98-101
- Bellerophon Is Quite Wrong After All
- pp. 102-107
- Ice-pleasure
- pp. 111-116
- Erotikos Logos
- p. 123
- The Sidestep
- pp. 124-129
- Damage to the Living
- pp. 130-133
- Gardening for Fun and Profit
- pp. 141-144
- Something Serious Is Missing
- pp. 145-146
- Read Me the Bit Again
- pp. 151-153
- Then Ends Where Now Begins
- pp. 154-158
- What a Difference a Wing Makes
- pp. 159-164
- What Is This Dialogue About?
- pp. 165-167
- Mythoplokos
- pp. 168-174
- Bibliography
- pp. 175-182
- Index of Passages Discussed
- pp. 183-185
- General Index
- pp. 186-189
Additional Information
ISBN
9781400857951
Related ISBN(s)
9780691014494, 9780691066813, 9780691247939, 9780691249247, 9780691250625, 9780691602851, 9780691632308
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OCLC
889251154
Pages
204
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No