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Eros: The Bittersweet
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Dalkey Archive Pr
Publication date March 1, 1998
Pages 189
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781564781888
ISBN-10 1564781887
Dimensions 0.75 by 5.75 by 8.75 in.
Weight 0.60 lbs.
Original list price $13.95
Other format details university press
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A book about romantic love, Eros the Bittersweetis 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 Spring and All and William H. Gass's On Being Blue.

Editions
Hardcover
Book cover for 9780691066813
 
from Princeton Univ Pr (June 1, 1986)
9780691066813 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $39.50
About: The insights presented in the volume are many and wide-ranging, recognizably in tune with the subtlest modern discussions of desire (such as triangulation.
Paperback
Book cover for 9781564781888
 
The price comparison is for this edition
from Dalkey Archive Pr (March 1, 1998); titled "Eros: The Bittersweet"
9781564781888 | details & prices | 189 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $13.95
About: A book about romantic love, Eros the Bittersweetis Anne Carson's exploration of the concept of "eros" in both classical philosophy and literature.
Library
With B. Baker | from Harpercollins (June 1, 1964); titled "Treasure of the Padres"
9780060203665 | details & prices | List price $8.79
This edition also contains Treasure of the Padres

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