Autobiography of Red (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Anne Carson
- First Published: 1998
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Short fiction, Poetry
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Mythology or myths, Literature, Poetry or poets, Child abuse, Legends, Greek or Roman times, Learning or scholarship
In the brief period between the publication of Plainwater: Essays and Poetry (1995) and the milestone book Glass, Irony, and God, with its centerpiece “The Glass Essay” (1995), Anne Carson reached an uncommon level of critical appreciation. With this reputation in tow, each succeeding new work will be held up to high expectations, with comparisons to other writers (such as Ann Lauterbach, Medbh McGuckian, and Henri Michaux) as well as backward glances to her own earlier efforts. This position forces artists to push the boundaries of past glories; to move up from such a...
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