Desire and the Riddle of Identity
by
Daniel Mendelsohn
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2012
Hailed for its searing emotional insights, and for the astonishing originality with which it weaves together personal history, cultural essay, and readings of classical texts by Sophocles, Ovid, Euripides, and Sappho, The Elusive Embrace is a profound exploration of the mysteries of identity. It is...