Plainwater
essays and poetry
$38.56
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
14 April 2000
Summary
Plainwater: An Extraordinary Tapestry of Imagination
The poetry and prose collected in Plainwater are a testament to the extraordinary imagination of Anne Carson.
Succinct and astonishingly beautiful, these pieces stretch the boundaries of language and literary form, while juxtaposing classical and modern traditions.
Carson envisions a present-day interview with a seventh-century BC poet, and offers miniature lectures on topics as varied as orchids and Ovid. She imag…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375708428 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0375708421 |
| Series: | Vintage Contemporaries |
| Author: | Anne Carson |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 14 April 2000 |
| Weight: | 227g |
| Dimensions: | 201mm x 131mm x 15mm |
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Critics Review
“Breathtaking… . A work of gorgeous innovation and a staunch hypnotic intelligence.”–The Village Voice“Carson has … created an individual form and style for narrative verse… . Seldom has Pound’s injunction ‘Make It New’ been so spectacularly obeyed.” –The New York Review of Books“Anne Carson is a philosopher of heartbreak.“ –The Nation
About The Author
Anne Carson
Anne Carson was born in Canada and has been a professor of Classics for over thirty years. Her awards and honors include the Lannan Award, the Pushcart Prize, the Griffin Trust Award for Excellence in Poetry, and fellowships from the Guggenheim and MacArthur Foundations.
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