Reach without Grasping: Anne Carson's Classical Desires

by Louis A. Ruprecht Jr.

Book Overview

Anne Carson (b. June 21, 1950, in Toronto, Canada) is one of the most versatile of contemporary classicists, poets, and translators in the English language. In Reach without Grasping, Louis A. Ruprecht Jr. explores the role played by generic transgressions on the one hand, and by embodied spirituality on the other, throughout Carson's ambitious literary career. Where others see classical dichotomies (soul versus body, classical versus Christian),...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1793637687
• ISBN13: 9781793637680
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"