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Anne Carson wins Nobel for blending classical scholarship with desire
Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in Literature for work that brings classical ideas into inventive writing about human emotion. Other features explore overlooked voices in literary history, including Black women’s engagement with Shakespeare, a Golden Age Spanish priory’s influence, and a play by crypto-Jewish writer Felipe Godínez that drew the Inquisition’s attention.
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About Anne Carson
Anne Patricia Carson is a Canadian poet, essayist, translator, classicist, and professor.
Everything about Anne Carson →- Occupation
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- Citizenship
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- Born
- June 21, 1950