The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony

The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony
Author: Roberto Calasso
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 421
Release: 2013-10-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0804151342


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Presenting the stories of Zeus and Europa, Theseus and Ariadne, the birth of Athens and the fall of Troy, in all their variants, Calasso also uncovers the distant origins of secrets and tragedy, virginity, and rape. "A perfect work like no other. (Calasso) has re-created . . . the morning of our world."--Gore Vidal. 15 engravings.


The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony
Language: en
Pages: 421
Authors: Roberto Calasso
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-10-30 - Publisher: Vintage

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Presenting the stories of Zeus and Europa, Theseus and Ariadne, the birth of Athens and the fall of Troy, in all their variants, Calasso also uncovers the dista
Literature and the Gods
Language: en
Pages: 226
Authors: Roberto Calasso
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-06-16 - Publisher: Vintage

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Brilliant, inspired, and gloriously erudite, Literature and the Gods is the culmination of Roberto Calasso’s lifelong study of the gods in the human imaginati
Ardor
Language: en
Pages: 432
Authors: Roberto Calasso
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-11-18 - Publisher: Penguin UK

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In this revelatory volume, Roberto Calasso, whom the Paris Review has called 'a literary institution', explores the ancient texts known as the Vedas. Little is
The Ruin of Kasch
Language: en
Pages: 432
Authors: Roberto Calasso
Categories: Literary Collections
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-01-25 - Publisher: Penguin UK

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A sparkling new translation of the classic work on violence and revolution as seen through mythology and art The Ruin of Kasch takes up two subjects: "the first
Ka
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Roberto Calasso
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-07-25 - Publisher: Penguin Classics

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In Ka, Roberto Calasso delves into the corpus of classical Sanskrit literature recreating and re-imagining the enchanting world of ancient India. Beginning with