Eros the Bittersweet

Epigrammatic, witty, ironic, and endlessly entertaining, Eros is an utterly original book.

A book about romantic love, Eros the Bittersweet 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 Spring and All and William H. Gass's On Being Blue.

Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2026

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time.

Author: Anne Carson
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Page Count: 190pp
Size: 5.5 x 8.5
Notes: paperback
Release Date: August 9, 2022
ISBN: 978-1628973860