The Glass Essay (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Anne Carson
- First Published: 1995
- Type of Work: Poetic sequence
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric sequence
- Subjects: Love or romance, Authors or writers, Nineteenth century, England or English people, Women, Victorian era or Victorianism
The Poem
“The Glass Essay” is an ambitious, inventive, thirty-eight-page series of interrelated poetic montages and meditations on the loss of love. This central theme is developed using three interwoven sets of images: memories of the life and works of nineteenth century English novelist Emily Brontë, memories of the author’s family, and visions concerning the nature of poetry. Using short prose passages, triplet line structure, one-word subheadings, and short sentences floating in white space, Anne Carson intermingles dreams, memories, family portraits, and quotations...
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