Decreation (Vintage Contemporaries) by Anne Carson

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Simone Weil described “decreation” as “undoing the creature in us”–an undoing of self. In her first collection in five years, Anne Carson explores this idea with characteristic brilliance and a tantalizing range of reference, moving from Aphrodite to Antonioni, Demosthenes to Annie Dillard,... read more

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 1400043492
Page Count: 272

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Dewey: 811

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Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › Poetry › 20th Century
Books › Literature & Fiction › Poetry › Single Authors › United States
Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( C ) › Carson, Anne

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