![]() ![]() ![]() The main story follows Geryon, a young, red- winged monster who grows up among normal humans on an island called “The Red Place.” Geryon is ashamed of his monstrosity and struggles to fit in. Following these fragments, Carson addresses the story of Helen blinding Stesichoros in response to a slanderous poem he wrote about her, followed by a section that consists of a list of either/or statements in which she attempts to resolve the issue of Stesichoros’ blindness. These fragments outline the story of Geryon, a red monster who lives with his parents and dog on a red island until Herakles arrives and slays him with an arrow. Carson also introduces Stesichoros’s poetic style, particularly his use of adjectives, and includes her translation of several of the remaining fragments of Geryoneis. ![]() The poem is based on the Greek myth of Geryon, which is the direct inspiration for Autobiography of Red. Autobiography of Red begins with an essay and appendices in which the author, Anne Carson, provides historical and literary contexts for Stesichoros’s lyric poem Geryoneis. ![]()
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