Ebook {Epub PDF} Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse by Anne Carson

--Alice Munro The award-winning poet Anne Carson reinvents a genre in Autobiography of Red, a stunning work that is both a novel and a poem, both an unconventional re-creation of an ancient Greek 4/5(15). Anne Carson's Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse reimagines the myth of Herakles and Geryon, the red winged monster whom Herakles slays in his tenth labor. Carson bases her version on fragments of the epic poem by Ancient Greek poet Stesichoros. Stesichoros' version of Herakles' tenth labor is unique in that it is told not from Herakles' perspective, but from "Geryon's own experience" (6). "Autobiography of Red" is the story of Geryon, a young boy with red skin and large wings, who grows into a young man. He is in love with Herakles, a young man who seems to return Geryon's affection, but is actually quite cruel in his www.doorway.ru by:

Free download or read online Autobiography of Red pdf (ePUB) book. The first edition of the novel was published in March 31st , and was written by Anne Carson. The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of pages and is available in Paperback format. The main characters of this poetry, fiction story are. Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse is one of Anne Carson's early fictional works, following Glass, Irony and God () and Plainwater (). Published in to general acclaim, it was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and was shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the T.S. Eliot Prize. Intermingling verse poetry, literary fiction, and scholarly meditation. Anne Carson is a master of experimental narrative poetry. And "Autobiography of Red" is her masterpiece. I've never read another novel in verse that floored me the way this one has. I've lost count how many times I've read it. Each reading delights my senses more than the first reading. Hard to believe but true!

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