Eros the Bittersweet (Canadian Literature)

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time A book about romantic love Eros the Bittersweet is Anne Carsons exploration of the concept of "eros" in both classical philosophy and literature. Beginning with "It was Sappho who first called eros bittersweet. No one who has been in love disputes her " Carson examines her subject from numerous points of view creating a lyrical meditation in the tradition of William Carlos Williamss Spring and All and William H. Gasss On Being Blue.