![]() ![]() Carson describes Geryon as “a monster” “everything about him was red,” including his red wings, red cattle, and red dog. The next section, “Red Meat: Fragments of Stesichoros,” is written in verse and is ostensibly Carson’s translations of fragments of Stesichoros’ Geryoneis. ![]() She invites readers to consider the question: “What difference did Stesichoros make?” ![]() She hones in on Stesichoros’ Geryoneis, which tells the story of Herakles and Geryon from Geryon’s point of view, upon which Autobiography of Red is loosely based. Weaving in quotes by 20th century Modernist writer Gertrude Stein, Carson sketches a brief biography of Stesichoros and his influence on contemporary lyric poetry. It begins with a section titled “What Difference Did Stesichoros Make?” in which Carson discusses the influence of ancient Greek lyric poet Stesichoros. Anne Carson’s Autobiography of Red overleaps generic boundaries, interweaving academic criticism, excerpts of primary sources, translation, interviews, poetry and prose. ![]()
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