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Anne Carson, born on June 21, 1950, is a renowned Canadian poet. Her works are known for their unique style and profound themes, covering a range of subjects including philosophy, history, and literature.

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Famous Anne Carson Quotes

“Desire is not simple. In Greek the act of love is a mingling and desire melts the limbs. Boundaries of body, category of thought, are confounded.”

Love Desire Greek Eros

Book:Eros the Bittersweet

Source: Eros the Bittersweet

“He felt Herakles' hand move on his thigh and Geryon's head went back like a poppy in a breeze --”

Mythology Intimacy Greek Herakles

Book:Autobiography of Red

Source: Autobiography of Red

“The Greek language seems different than other languages. I'm not the only person to think this. Usually, I come up with some kind of dopey metaphor for why it's different. But it seems, somehow, more original, more like being in the morning of language.”

Thinking Kind Persons Different Seems Language Morning Originals Metaphor Come Up Greek

Author:Anne Carson

“What is an adjective? Nouns name the world. Verbs activate the names. Adjectives come from somewhere else. The word adjective (epitheton in Greek) is itself an adjective meaning 'placed on top', 'added', 'appended', 'foreign'. Adjectives seem fairly innocent additions, but look again. These small imported mechanisms are in charge of attaching everything in the world to its place in particularity. They are the latches of being.”

World Looks Seems Names Innocent Greek Mechanism Somewhere Else Verbs Adjectives Nouns Activate Latches

Book:Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse

Source: Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse

“I started to learn Greek when I was in high school, the last year of high school, by accident, because my teacher knew Greek and she offered to teach me on the lunch hour, so we did it in an informal way, and then I did it at university, and that was the main thing of my life.”

Way Years School Lasts Hours Teach Teacher High School University Accidents Greek Lunch Last Year

Author:Anne Carson

“There is something about the way that Greek poets, say Aeschylus, use metaphor that really attracts me. I don't think I can imitate it, but there's a density to it that I think I'm always trying to push towards in English.”

Thinking Way Trying I Can Use Poet Metaphor Greek Always Trying Using Me Density

Author:Anne Carson

About the Author

Born: June 21, 1950
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 162

Books & Sources

Autobiography of Red: A Novel in VerseRelated source material

Plainwater: Essays and PoetryRelated source material

Eros the Bittersweet: An EssayRelated source material

Glass, Irony and GodRelated source material

Autobiography of RedRelated source material

The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 TangosRelated source material

Grief Lessons: Four Plays by EuripidesRelated source material

NoxRelated source material

AntigonickRelated source material

Glass, Irony, and GodRelated source material

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