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of Red is a critically acclaimed 1998 novel in verse written by the Canadian poet, essayist, and classicist Anne Carson. Blending poetry, prose, and ancient mythology, it tells a contemporary queer coming-of-age story that functions as both a tender romance and a profound exploration of trauma and artistic expression.\nThe book remains a massive cultural touchstone and a highly influential work of postmodern literature.\nLiterary Hub\n🏛️ The Mythological Origin\nThe book is an unconventional reimagining of a lost ancient Greek epic called the Geryoneis, written by the 7th-century BC poet Stesichoros. In the original myth, Geryon is a terrifying, three-bodied, winged red monster who lives on an island and guards a herd of red cattle. Herakles (Hercules) kills Geryon as his Tenth Labor to steal the cattle.\neclass UoA +1\nCarson flips this myth entirely on its head. 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