Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Anne Carson on brevity

 Among the many reasons to love Anne Carson is her brevity.

Asked about it in an interview, Carson pointed to the diary of Emily Tennyson’s grandmother, who married on May 20, 1765. Her entry for her wedding day was: “Finished Antigone, married Bishop.”

Another reason to love Anne Carson is her love of anecdotes— her ability to tell you a little story that makes a point you might remember.

• Source: Kate Kellaway’s interview was published as “Anne Carson: ‘I do not believe in art as therapy’”; The Guardian, 30 Oct. 2016.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/oct/30/anne-carson-do-not-believe-art-therapy-interview-float

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