书籍介绍
Known as a remarkable classicist, Anne Carson weaves contemporary and ancient poetic strands with stunning style in Glass, Irony and God. This collection includes: "The Glass Essay," a powerful poem about the end of a love affair, told in the context of Carson's reading of the Bronte sisters; "Book of Isaiah," a poem evoking the deeply primitive feel of ancient Judaism; and "The Fall of Rome," about her trip to "find" Rome and her struggle to overcome feelings of a terrible alienation there.
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the glass essay真是绝妙（词穷
因为缺少Judaism和古典学背景，这本对我而言难懂一些。玻璃随笔读起来太难过了，孤风凛凛的荒原衬出了卡森银光色的白骨。
hits and misses 有时装逼
Blew me away~
Wonderful, but bewildered sometimes.
即便是诗歌的门外汉，也能不费力气地感受The Glass Essay的美。并且那是一种无法用言语去分析的美感，如梦似幻，一旦想要去指证出美的证据，却又空荡荡了。
《玻璃文章》里写失恋的状态令人想起张爱玲的《小团圆》(无爱sex时候的灵魂旁观都一模一样)，十三个Nude的描写就是在用文字作画，虽然把背景设定在英国荒野，但是怀疑基本就是作者亲身情感经历(也是患阿尔茨海默症的父亲)。至于艾米莉勃朗特和她笔下创作的凯瑟琳希刺克厉夫，我怀疑就是水仙花情结(glass是玻璃，有时候何尝不会变成镜子）。《玻璃文章》里离开恋人的名字叫Law，我觉得可能也呼应了后面的《关于上帝的真相》和《以赛亚之书》，这样"我"和"Law"的关系就抽象隐喻化了，整本书也都串起来了。最后一篇可以看作是论述厌女文化。
我想此后任何一趟旅程随身携带一本Anne Carson。