AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF RED
The Reinvention of the Monster: Carson’s Red Autobiography of Red AUTHOR Anne Carson TYPE OF LITERATURE Romance in Verse / Poetry CURRENT Post-Modernism / Experimentalism ORIGIN Canadian Autobiography of Red (1998) is a groundbreaking romance in verse by Canadian poet Anne Carson. It reimagines the Greek myth of Geryon , a red-winged monster killed by Herakles, transforming him into a contemporary adolescent navigating love, identity, and memory. Plot Overview The novel follows Geryon from childhood to adulthood. Sensitive and dif...