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Books by Anne Carson
  | | Autobiography of Red(1st Edition) by Anne Carson Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 1999 by Vintage Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-375-70129-0, ISBN: 0-375-70129-X "Anne Carson's Autobiography of Red is a novel in verse, the author's first. A classicist by profession as well as a poet, Carson has drawn on antiquity for her cast, updating the myth of Geryon and Herakles. In the original version, of course, Herakles killed the red-skinned, winged Geryon. In Carson's very contemporary retelling, he merely inspires, but does not return, the monster's passion. By choosing Geryon as her central ..." |
 | | Norma Jeane Baker of Troy(1st Edition) by Euripides Anne Carson Paperback, 64 Pages, Published 2020 by New Directions ISBN-13: 978-0-8112-2936-4, ISBN: 0-8112-2936-X "Anne Carson’s new work that reconsiders the stories of two iconic women―Marilyn Monroe and Helen of Troy―from their point of viewNorma Jeane Baker of Troy is a meditation on the destabilizing and destructive power of beauty, drawing together Helen of Troy and Marilyn Monroe, twin avatars of female fascination separated by millennia but united in mythopoeic force. Norma Jeane Baker was staged in the spring of 2019 at The Shed’s Griffin T ..." |
 | | Nox by Anne Carson, Robert Currie Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2010 by New Directions ISBN-13: 978-0-8112-1870-2, ISBN: 0-8112-1870-8 "Anne Carson’s haunting and beautiful Nox is her first book of poetry in five years―a unique, illustrated, accordion-fold-out “book in a box.”Nox is an epitaph in the form of a book, a facsimile of a handmade book Anne Carson wrote and created after the death of her brother. The poem describes coming to terms with his loss through the lens of her translation of Poem 101 by Catullus “for his brother who died in the Troad.” Nox is a work o ..." |
 | | The Beauty of the Husband(Reprint) A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos by Anne Carson Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2002 by Vintage Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-375-70757-5, ISBN: 0-375-70757-3 "Though Anne Carson's poetry is shot through with the myths and images of the classical world, that ancient light helps illuminate contemporary situations and concerns. A classics professor at McGill University in Montreal, Carson has arrived in a surprisingly short time as one of Canada's finest poets. More than that, her exquisite, intelligent, highly original poems put her in the first rank of world poets. In The Beauty of the Husband ..." |
 | | Plainwater(Reprint) Essays and Poetry by Anne Carson Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2000 by Vintage Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-375-70842-8, ISBN: 0-375-70842-1 "The poetry and prose collected in Plainwater are a testament to the extraordinary imagination of Anne Carson, a writer described by Michael Ondaatje as "the most exciting poet writing in English today." Succinct and astonishingly beautiful, these pieces stretch the boundaries of language and literary form, while juxtaposing classical and modern traditions. Carson envisions a present-day interview with a seventh-century BC poet, and offe ..." |
 | | Red Doc>(Reprint) (Vintage Contemporaries) by Anne Carson Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2014 by Vintage Deckle Edge ISBN-13: 978-0-307-95067-3, ISBN: 0-307-95067-0 "Pub Date: 2014-03-11 Pages: 167 Language: English Publisher: Vintage Books ** New York Magazines Top 10 Books of 2013 ** ** GoodReads Readers Choice Award Winner ** Some years ago I wrote a book about a boy named Geryon who was red and had wings and fell in love with Herakles. Recently I began to wonder what happened to them in later life. Red Doc continues their adventures in a very different style and with changed names. To live past ..." |
 | | Caretaking a New Soul(Updated) Writing on Parenting from Thich Nhat Hanh to Z. Budapest (Family & Childcare) by Anne Carson Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 1999 by Crossing Press ISBN-13: 978-1-58091-018-7, ISBN: 1-58091-018-1 "For parents who consider themselves spiritual, transmitting their spirituality—or at least an appreciation of spirituality and a sense of God and ethical behavior—to their children presents a serious challenge. CARETAKING A NEW SOUL is a collection of writings on parenting that brings together ideas, suggestions, practices, and advice from parents of diverse beliefs. Each section focuses on different periods in the lives of parents and ..." |
 | | Grief Lessons Four Plays by Euripides (New York Review Books (Paperback)) by Anne Carson Euripides, Anne Carson, Anne Euripides/ Carson Paperback, 312 Pages, Published 2008 by Nyrb Classics ISBN-13: 978-1-59017-253-7, ISBN: 1-59017-253-1 "Now in paperback.Euripides, the last of the three great tragedians of ancient Athens, reached the height of his renown during the disastrous Peloponnesian War, when democratic Athens was brought down by its own outsized ambitions. âEuripides,â the classicist Bernard Knox has written, âwas born never to live in peace with himself and to prevent the rest of mankind from doing so.â His plays were shockers: he unmasked heroes, revea ..." |
 | | A Revelation Moving Beyond PTSD & Foster Care by Matthew P. Doughty, Anne Carson, Kristyna Zaharek Paperback, 159 Pages, Published 2018 by Rose Moore Press ISBN-13: 978-1-944636-04-3, ISBN: 1-944636-04-8 "In this riveting book, the author doesn't just tell you his story. Matthew P. Doughty journeys with the reader through a series of circumstances that landed him in foster care to no fault of his own, on the streets, and at one point led him straight to prison. He emphasizes the power of choice and its consequences while offering tangible solutions to help the reader overcome their past, while regaining control of the present, no matter ..." |
 | | Watch Keepers (Paperback Or Softback) by Anne Carson Paperback, 115 Pages, Published 2017 by North Loop Press, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-63505-456-9, ISBN: 1-63505-456-7 "The book does not flinch from presenting personal dilemmas and difficult situations, but ultimately shows the reader that it is possible to transcend difficulties through positive actions with their peers, through the guidance of ..." |
 | | The Beauty of the Husband(1st Edition) (Cape Poetry) by Anne Carson Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2001 by Jonathan Cape Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-224-06130-8, ISBN: 0-224-06130-5 "In The Beauty of the Husband, subtitled "A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos", Ann Carson explores her ambiguous feelings toward a difficult but intriguing marriage. Each poem begins with a short quote from John Keats, whose idea that "beauty is truth" is the thread holding together a relationship with a man addicted to lying and philandering. A scoundrel ("He lied when it wasn't even convenient"), the husband is redeemed and forgiven almost ..." |
 | | Eros the Bittersweet by Anne Carson, Sandra Newman Paperback, Published 2022 by Dalkey Archive Press ISBN-13: 978-1-62897-386-0, ISBN: 1-62897-386-2 |
 | | Float by Anne Carson, Cassadra J. Pappas Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2016 by Knopf ISBN-13: 978-1-101-94684-8, ISBN: 1-101-94684-9 "From the renowned classicist and MacArthur Prize winner: a new collection that explores myth and memory, beauty and loss, all the while playing with--and pushing--the limits of language and form. Anne Carson consistently dazzles with her inventive, shape-shifting work and the vividness of her imagination. Float reaches an even greater level of brilliance and surprise. Presented in an arrestingly original format--individual chapbooks tha ..." |
 | | Penguin Modern Poets 1(1st Edition) If I'm Scared We Can't Win by Emily Berry, Anne Carson, Sophie Collins, Vv.Aa. Paperback, 112 Pages, Published 2016 by Penguin Group ISBN-13: 978-0-14-198269-4, ISBN: 0-14-198269-1 "The Penguin Modern Poets are succinct guides to the richness and diversity of contemporary poetry. Every volume brings together representative selections from the work of three poets now writing, allowing the curious reader and the seasoned lover of poetry to encounter the most exciting voices of our moment.". ., . And I was grown up, with your face on,heating spice after spice to smoke out the smell of books, to burnthe taste buds off ..." |
 | | Eros the Bittersweet An Essay (Princeton Legacy Library) by Anne Carson Paperback, 202 Pages, Published 2014 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-60285-1, ISBN: 0-691-60285-9 "Anne Carson has become one of the best-known poets of our time, but her first book, Eros the Bittersweet, was deeply rooted in her other life, as a scholar and professor of classics at McGill University. Eros the Bittersweet is a multi-layered essay that is in part an explication of the Greek philosophical concepts of "eros" and "agape" as they are found in 7th-century BC Greek poetry, but it's also a scintillating study of the way we u ..." |
 | | Red Doc>(1st Edition) by Anne Carson Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2013 by Knopf Deckle Edge ISBN-13: 978-0-307-96058-0, ISBN: 0-307-96058-7 "Some years ago I wrote a book about a boy named Geryon who was red and had wings and fell in love with Herakles. Recently I began to wonder what happened to them in later life. "Red Doc" continues their adventures in a very different style and with changed names. To live past the end of your myth is a perilous thing." |
 | | Decreation(1st Edition) Poetry, Essays, Opera by Anne Carson Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2006 by Vintage ISBN-13: 978-1-4000-7890-5, ISBN: 1-4000-7890-3 ""One of the most interesting gatherings of material that any poet has published within living memory." --The EconomistSimone Weil described “decreation” as “undoing the creature in us” -- an undoing of self. In her first collection in five years, Anne Carson explores this idea with characteristic brilliance and a tantalizing range of reference, moving from Aphrodite to Antonioni, Demosthenes to Annie Dillard, Telemachos to Trotsky, a ..." |
 | | DECREATION POETRY, ESSAYS, OPERA - Rare Signed Copy of The First Hardcover Edition/First Printing - ONLY SUCH SIGNED COPY ONLINE by Anne Carson Pasta Dura, 245 Pages, Published 2005 by Alfred A Knopf ISBN-13: 978-1-4000-4349-1, ISBN: 1-4000-4349-2 |
 | | Men in the Off Hours(1st Edition) by Anne Carson Hardcover, 176 Pages, Published 2000 by Knopf ISBN-13: 978-0-375-40803-8, ISBN: 0-375-40803-7 "Following her widely acclaimed Autobiography of Red ("A spellbinding achievement" --Susan Sontag), a new collection of poetry and prose that displays Anne Carson's signature mixture of opposites--the classic and the modern, cinema and print, narrative and verse.In Men in the Off Hours, Carson reinvents figures as diverse as Oedipus, Emily Dickinson, and Audubon. She views the writings of Sappho, St. Augustine, and Catullus through a mod ..." |
 | | Economy of the Unlost(1st Edition) by Anne Carson Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 1999 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-03677-9, ISBN: 0-691-03677-2 " The ancient Greek lyric poet Simonides of Keos was the first poet in the Western tradition to take money for poetic composition. From this starting point, Anne Carson launches an exploration, poetic in its own right, of the idea of poetic economy. She offers a reading of certain of Simonides' texts and aligns these with writings of the modern Romanian poet Paul Celan, a Jew and survivor of the Holocaust, whose "economies" of language ..." |
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