{"product_id":"9781628973860","title":"Eros the Bittersweet","description":"Author: Anne Carson\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781628973860\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Deep Vellum Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Dec 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 190\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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\u0026amp;#x27;s exploration of the concept of \u0026amp;#x27;eros\u0026amp;#x27; in both classical philosophy and literature. Beginning with, \u0026amp;#x27;It was Sappho who first called eros \u0026amp;quot;bittersweet\u0026amp;quot;. No one who has been in love disputes her\u0026amp;#x27;, Carson examines her subject from numerous points of view, creating a lyrical meditation in the tradition of William Carlos Williams\u0026amp;#x27;s \u003ci\u003eSpring and All\u003c\/i\u003e and William H. Gass\u0026amp;#x27;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","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46680744493214,"sku":"ADS-9781628973860","price":27.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781628973860.jpg?v=1775544885","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781628973860","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}