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Decreation

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Decreation
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Anne Carson
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:272
Dimensions(mm): Height 212,Width 157
Category/GenreLiterary studies - poetry and poets
ISBN/Barcode 9780224079266
ClassificationsDewey:811.54
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Vintage Publishing
Imprint Jonathan Cape Ltd
Publication Date 7 September 2006
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A stunning new collection from the first woman to win the T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry. In her first collection in five years, Anne Carson contemplates 'decreation' - an activity described by Simone Weil as 'undoing the creature in us' - an undoing of self. But how can we undo self without moving through self, to the very inside of its definition? Where else can we start? Anne Carson's Decreation starts with form - the undoing of form. Form is various here- opera libretto, screenplay, poem, oratorio, essay, list, montage. The undoing is tender, but tenderness can change everything, or so the author appears to believe. By turns exhilarating and bewildering, lucid and hermetic, Anne Carson is a maverick with a thrilling range of skills. As Charles Simic says, 'Carson takes risks, subverts literary conventions, and plays havoc with our expectations. She is a wonder- an unconventional, often difficult poet who has a huge following among today's readers of poetry and whose work has been honoured with our most prestigious literary awards.'

Author Biography

Anne Carson was the first woman to win the T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry. She has also won a Lannan Award, the Pushcart Prize, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Griffin Poetry Prize. She currently teaches at the University of Michigan.