Part memoir, part family history, part socio-cultural critique-The Elusive Embrace resonates as a late 20th-century/early 21st-century chronicle of the ambivalent lives that many gay men lead. jwhenderson | … The Elusive Embrace Desire and the Riddle of Identity. The spine remains undamaged. 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. The Elusive Embrace : Desire and the Riddle of Identity by Daniel Mendelsohn A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. For a long time I have lived in two places. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. As a Classics scholar, Mendelsohn informs his observations of contemporary life with relevant analogues from Greek language and drama. Cavafy, a scholarly book about Greek tragedy, and two collections of critical essays, How Beautiful It Is And How Easily It Can Be Broken and the just published Waiting for the Barbarians. By DANIEL MENDELSOHN Knopf. Read the Review. 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. The Elusive Embrace: Desire and the Riddle of Identity (Knopf, $24) -- the title alludes to the myth of Narcissus -- probes gay culture and Mendelsohn's own family saga (immigration, arranged marriages, romantic deaths) with tools and tales he borrows from Greek myth. DOWNLOAD NOW » Author: Daniel Mendelsohn. Beautifully written and deeply felt this is a book to return to again and again. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. Product Information. The Elusive Embrace updates the search for the nature of this relationship and its part in the "riddle of identity". Publication date 1999 Publisher Knopf Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; china Digitizing sponsor Internet Archive Contributor Internet Archive Language English. Mendelsohn is the author of two memoirs, The Elusive Embrace and The Lost, as well as a translation of the poems of C.P. 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. Description 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. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2011-12-13 15:19:09 Bookplateleaf 0003 Boxid IA174901 Boxid_2 CH119801 Camera 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. Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 9780307809872 Category: Biography & Autobiography Page: 224 View: 501 Hailed for its searing emotional insights, and for the astonishing originality with which it weaves together personal history, … The Elusive Embrace by Daniel Mendelsohn. 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