num_pages: 272
description: 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 opera libretto, screenplay, poem, oratorio, essay, shot list, rapture. The undoing is tender, but tenderness can change everything, or so the author appears to believe.From the Hardcover edition.
language: English
title: Decreation: Poetry, Essays, Opera
titlecomplete: Decreation: Poetry, Essays, Opera
genres: Plays, Essays, Classics, History, Canada, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Female Authors, Literature, Poetry
ratings_count: 1865
publisher: Vintage Canada