{"product_id":"eros-the-bittersweet-anne-carson-9781628973860","title":"Eros the Bittersweet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA book about romantic love, \u003ci\u003eEros the Bittersweet\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eSpring and All\u003c\/i\u003e and William H. Gass's \u003ci\u003eOn Being Blue\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpigrammatic, witty, ironic, and endlessly entertaining, \u003ci\u003eEros\u003c\/i\u003e is an utterly original book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anne Carson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1628973862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781628973860\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dalkey Archive Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/09\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Anne Carson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048266461439,"sku":"9781628973860","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0d52b807-0ef9-409a-821b-779912fc409a.jpg?v=1684994831","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/eros-the-bittersweet-anne-carson-9781628973860","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}