'It will be read and re-read not as a treatise but as astory: one ofthe most extraordinary that has ever been written of theorigins ofWestern self-consciousness'Simon SchamaThe marriage of Cadmus and Harmony was the last time the gods of Olympusfeasted alongside mortals. What happened in the distant ages precedingit,and in the generations that followed,form the timeless tales ofancient Greek mythology. In this masterful retelling of the myths wethink we know,Roberto Calasso illuminates the deepest questions of ourexistence.'The kind of book one comes across only once or twice in one's lifetime'Joseph Brodsky'A perfect work like no other'Gore Vidal
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241399200Number of pages: 416Weight: 303 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 23 mm
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Sensuous,dazzlingly intelligentThe Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony is a perfect work like no otherA brilliant and profound narrationA masterpiece...a wonderfully fashioned work of artCalasso has no equal in the sparkle of his storytelling and the depth of his learningEnlivening,enthralling,essential: a classic
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