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 Swedish Academy
The Swedish Academy, founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. Its 18 members, who are elected for life, comprise the highest Swedish language authority. Outside Scandinavia, it is best known as the body that chooses the laureates for the annual Nobel Prize in Literature, awarded in memory of the donor Alfred Nobel.
Everything about Swedish Academy →- Country
- Sweden
- Headquarters
- Stockholm Stock Exchange Building
- Inception
- March 20, 1786
- Website
- https://www.svenskaakademien.se/