Marianne Apostolides talks to Open Book Toronto about just what sophrosyne is -an idea put forth by Socrates that has been pushed aside in modern society- and the complicated nature of mother-son relationships as explored in her new novel. To me, sophrosyne is a state of gorgeous potency — one in which your appetites/ impulses don’t dictate your behavior or control your ‘self’....If this book does anything, I hope it brings ‘sophrosyne’ back into our consciousness/ vocabulary as we ask a vital question: How do we deal with desire and appetite in contemporary culture? openbooktoronto/news/writing_with_marianne_apostolides
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 15:35:38 +0000
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