Anne Carson, 2020 Princess of Asturias Laureate for Literature, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature

Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature today, after her career was distinguished with the Princess of Asturias Award for Literature on 18th June 2020. 

As stated in their Minutes, the Princess of Asturias Awards Jury decided to grant her the Award because “in the different areas of her writing, Anne Carson has attained levels of intensity and intellectual standing that place her among the most outstanding of present-day writers. From the study of the Greco-Latin world, she has built a body of innovative poetics in which the vitality of great classical thought acts as a map to invite the reader to elucidate the complexities of the current moment in time. Her oeuvre maintains a commitment to emotion and thought, with the study of tradition and the renewed presence of the Humanities as a way to achieve an enhanced awareness of our time.”