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Decreation

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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?Anne Carson's Decreation starts with form - the undoing of form.

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Decreation, Anne Carson

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2006
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Title
Decreation
Language
English
Publisher
Vintage Books
Released
2006
Format
Paperback
Pages
272
ISBN10
0224079263
ISBN13
9780224079266
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Decreation
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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?Anne Carson's Decreation starts with form - the undoing of form.