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Anne Carson

Autobiography Of Red

Anne CarsonFiction | Novel/Book in Verse | Adult | Published in 1998

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What role does the story of Stesichoros' blinding by Helen of Troy play in the novel?

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What is the significance of the colors in the novel? What do red, black, and white seem to symbolize? 

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How would you characterize Geryon and Herakles' relationship? Why did Herakles end things with Geryon? What purpose did/does the relationship serve each character?

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