{"product_id":"anne-carson-eros-the-bittersweet","title":"Anne Carson: Eros the Bittersweet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDalkey Archive Press, 2022, Paperback, 190 pages, 13.9 x 21.5 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSelected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA book about romantic love, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEros the Bittersweet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSpring and All\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and William H. Gass's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOn Being Blue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ICA Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60190689198464,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0012\/4390\/6109\/files\/81WLS8YZAQL._SL1500.jpg?v=1792748015","url":"https:\/\/shop.ica.art\/products\/anne-carson-eros-the-bittersweet","provider":"ICA Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}