Economy of the Unlost

Name: Economy of the Unlost
Author: Anne Carson
ISBN: 9780691091754

Anne Carson

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Offers a reading of certain of Simonides' texts and aligns these with writings of the modern Romanian poet Paul Celan. Asking such questions as, What is lost when words are wasted? and Who profits when words are saved? This work reveals the two poets' striking commonalities.

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