Norma Jeane Baker of Troy

Norma Jeane Baker of Troy

Anne Carson2019
Norma Jeane Baker of Troy is a partly spoken, partly sung performance piece by poet, essayist, and scholar Anne Carson, and an exploration of the lives and myths of Marilyn Monroe and Helen of Troy--iconic beauties who lived millennia apart. A thrilling and thoughtful meditation on the destabilising and destructive power of beauty, it had its world premiere at The Shed in New York City, starring Ben Whishaw and Renée Fleming.
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Elena Kuran@elenakatherine
5 stars
Feb 7, 2024

"sometimes i think language should cover its own eyes when it speaks" incredible, there's no one like Anne Carson. Already looking forward to rereading this

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nina@oldbint
5 stars
May 30, 2022

sometimes i think i shouldve studied another language. english is lonely and uninheritable.

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