TY - JOUR
T1 - Anne Carson's Euripides
T2 - Takes on H of H (2021) and The Trojan Women (2021)
A2 - Jansen, Laura
PY - 2023/10/1
Y1 - 2023/10/1
N2 - Following her experimental translations of Euripides in Grief Lessons (2006) and her creative play with book form in Nox (2010) and Float (2016), Anne Carson’s recent dialogue with Euripides is amongst her boldest. The Trojan Women (2021), a graphic ‘comics poem’, and H of H Playbook (2021), an ‘explosion of thought’ in the shape of a playbook with illustrations and notes, are a feast to the imagination for readers of Euripides and Carson. This special issue of Classical Antiquity presents a series of interrelated takes on the two works by poets, artists, essayists, and scholars. It explores the books in relation to matters of chemical poetics, (self)repetition, art and design, graphic art and narratology, neurodiversity, comedy, chimeric form, and soundscapes, amongst other themes. The issue also includes an essay-interview with artist and graphic designer Rosanna Bruno, illustrator of The Trojan Women. Through a combination of scholarly and creative formats, Anne Carson’s Euripides sheds light on the contribution that Anne Carson has made to the reception of Euripides in textual and visual form. Conversely, it illuminates several aspects of Anne Carson’s oeuvre, not least the increasing interest in Anne Carson Studies.
AB - Following her experimental translations of Euripides in Grief Lessons (2006) and her creative play with book form in Nox (2010) and Float (2016), Anne Carson’s recent dialogue with Euripides is amongst her boldest. The Trojan Women (2021), a graphic ‘comics poem’, and H of H Playbook (2021), an ‘explosion of thought’ in the shape of a playbook with illustrations and notes, are a feast to the imagination for readers of Euripides and Carson. This special issue of Classical Antiquity presents a series of interrelated takes on the two works by poets, artists, essayists, and scholars. It explores the books in relation to matters of chemical poetics, (self)repetition, art and design, graphic art and narratology, neurodiversity, comedy, chimeric form, and soundscapes, amongst other themes. The issue also includes an essay-interview with artist and graphic designer Rosanna Bruno, illustrator of The Trojan Women. Through a combination of scholarly and creative formats, Anne Carson’s Euripides sheds light on the contribution that Anne Carson has made to the reception of Euripides in textual and visual form. Conversely, it illuminates several aspects of Anne Carson’s oeuvre, not least the increasing interest in Anne Carson Studies.
U2 - 10.1525/ca.2023.42.2.i
DO - 10.1525/ca.2023.42.2.i
M3 - Editorial (Academic Journal)
SN - 0278-6656
VL - 42
SP - I
JO - Classical Antiquity
JF - Classical Antiquity
IS - 2
ER -