The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony
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But where did it all begin?  No better answer to that question exists than in the Greek myths that are retold to breathtaking effect Roberto Calasso.  Presenting the stories of Zeus and Europa, Theseus and Ariadne, the birth of Athens and the fall of Troy, in all their variants, Calasso uncovers the origins of secrets and tragedy, virginity and rape, and above all, humanity’s tormented relations with the gods.  The result is an international literary event, a work of spellbinding playfulness, eroticism wonder.–

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Weight 0.35 kg
Dimensions 1.83 × 13.16 × 20.32 cm
PubliCanadanadation City/Country

Canada
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Paperback
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Publisher

Year Published

1994-2-27
Imprint

ISBN 10

0394280369
About The Author

Born in Florence, Roberto Calasso lives in Milan, where he is publisher of Adelphi. He is the author of The Ruin of Kasch; The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony, which was the winner of France’s Prix Veillon and the Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger; Ka; Literature and the Gods; and The Forty-Nine Steps.

"The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony–erudite, clear, amusing, beautifully written–is essential reading." –The Globe and Mail"Extraordinary…learned but also daring…brilliant, dazzling to read, a labyrinth lit by fire." –The New York Times Review of Books"Beautifully written…Calasso reminds us with eloquence that, in this terrible world, we will come closer to perfection by knowing how to meditate on the calamity of our nature than we will by denying it." –The Toronto Star–

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