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Glass, Irony, and God

by Anne Carson

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Publisher Comments:

Anne Carson's poetry — characterized by various reviewers as "short talks," "essays," or "verse narratives" — combines the confessional and the critical in a voice all her own. Known as a remarkable classicist, Anne Carson in Glass, Irony and God weaves contemporary and ancient poetic strands with stunning style. This collection includes: "The Glass Essay," a powerful poem about the end of a love affair, told in the context of Carson's reading of the Bronte sisters; "Book of Isaiah," a poem evoking the deeply primitive feel of ancient Judaism; and "The Fall of Rome," about her trip to "find" Rome and her struggle to overcome feelings of a terrible alienation there.

Review:

Fusing confession, narrative and classicism, Carson's poetry witnesses the collision of heart and mind with breathtaking vitality. In five long poems and a final essay (the provocative "The Gender of Sound"), her often droll tone and limber use of poetic form mediate a deeply philosophical undercurrent. The nine-part narrative poem, "The Glass Essay," delivers a truth-telling mosaic of diverse subject-matter — including the speaker's departed lover, a visit to her mother, The Collected Works of Emily Bronte, sexual despair and loneliness and visions termed "Nudes." Twenty wry, swift takes on "The Truth About God" include God's Christ Theory and The God Coup; "T.V. Men" wittily casts Sappho and Antonin Artaud as television personas, and explores the medium with ever-shifting refrains such as "TV is made of light, like shame." The 70 brief sections comprising "The Fall of Rome: A Traveller's Guide" deliver a round-robin meditation on strangers, dread, holiness, and mastery; "Book of Isaiah" retells the prophet's struggles in jarring language that reads at once futuristic and supremely ancient. Like a miner's lamp, Carson's nuanced voice illuminates often-unexplored interior spaces. Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Review:

"Carson will appeal to readers who are open minded, willing to ask, seek, and learn, and those wanting to be overcome, in a grand way, by an intense, urgent, new kind of poetry." Janet St. John, Booklist

Synopsis:

Anne Carson's poetry--characterized by various reviewers as "short talks," "essays," or "verse narratives"--combines the confessional and the critical in a voice all her own.

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About the Author

Anne Carson was born in Canada and teaches ancient Greek for a living. Her awards and honors include the Lannan Award, the Pushcart Prize, the Griffin Trust Award for Excellence in Poetry, a Guggenheim fellowship, and the MacArthur "Genius" Award.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780811213028

Author:

Carson, Anne

Publisher:

New Directions Publishing Corporation

Introduction by:

Davenport, Guy

Introduction:

Davenport, Guy

Location:

New York :

Subject:

American

Subject:

Literature

Subject:

American - General

Subject:

Poetry

Subject:

Poetry (poetic works by one author)

Subject:

General Poetry

Subject:

Poetry-A to Z

Copyright:

1995

Edition Description:

Includes bibliographical references.

Series Volume:

103-428

Publication Date:

November 1995

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Y

Pages:

142

Dimensions:

8 x 5.3 x 0.5 in 0.385 lb

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Product details 142 pages New Directions Publishing Corporation - 1995-08-02 English 9780811213028 Reviews:

"Publishers Weekly Review" by Publishers Weekly, Fusing confession, narrative and classicism, Carson's poetry witnesses the collision of heart and mind with breathtaking vitality. In five long poems and a final essay (the provocative "The Gender of Sound"), her often droll tone and limber use of poetic form mediate a deeply philosophical undercurrent. The nine-part narrative poem, "The Glass Essay," delivers a truth-telling mosaic of diverse subject-matter — including the speaker's departed lover, a visit to her mother, The Collected Works of Emily Bronte, sexual despair and loneliness and visions termed "Nudes." Twenty wry, swift takes on "The Truth About God" include God's Christ Theory and The God Coup; "T.V. Men" wittily casts Sappho and Antonin Artaud as television personas, and explores the medium with ever-shifting refrains such as "TV is made of light, like shame." The 70 brief sections comprising "The Fall of Rome: A Traveller's Guide" deliver a round-robin meditation on strangers, dread, holiness, and mastery; "Book of Isaiah" retells the prophet's struggles in jarring language that reads at once futuristic and supremely ancient. Like a miner's lamp, Carson's nuanced voice illuminates often-unexplored interior spaces. Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

"Review" by Janet St. John, Booklist, "Carson will appeal to readers who are open minded, willing to ask, seek, and learn, and those wanting to be overcome, in a grand way, by an intense, urgent, new kind of poetry."

"Synopsis" by Norton, Anne Carson's poetry--characterized by various reviewers as "short talks," "essays," or "verse narratives"--combines the confessional and the critical in a voice all her own.