Anne Carson Quotes About Metaphor

Quotes about: Metaphor

• Aristotle says that metaphor causes the mind to experience itself in the act of making a mistake.

  Anne Carson

  Mistake, Mind, Causes

  Anne Carson (2009). “Men in the Off Hours”, p.34, Vintage

• The Greek language seems different than other languages. I'm not the only person to think this. Usually, I come up with some kind of dopey metaphor for why it's different. But it seems, somehow, more original, more like being in the morning of language.

  Anne Carson

  Morning, Thinking, Greek

  "Anne Carson's Poetry Collection 'Float' In Unconventional Medium To Suit The Message". Interview with Scott Simon, listen.sdpb.org. October 22, 2016.

• There is something about the way that Greek poets, say Aeschylus, use metaphor that really attracts me. I don't think I can imitate it, but there's a density to it that I think I'm always trying to push towards in English.

  Anne Carson

  Thinking, Always Trying, Greek

  "Magical thinking" by Emma Brockes, www.theguardian.com. December 30, 2006.

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