The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony by Roberto Calasso

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The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony by 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 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.

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Roberto Calasso, publisher of Adelphi in Milan, is the author of many books, among them The Ruin of Kasch, The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony, Ka, K., and Tiepolo Pink, all parts of a work in progress of which La Folie Baudelaire is the sixth panel.

Alastair McEwen has translated almost ninety books of fiction and nonfiction and seven feature film scripts, as well as radio play adaptations, operative librettos, and many hundreds of articles for various magazines and newspapers. He has also translated some of Italy's finest writers (Calasso, Eco, Tabucchi, and many others). He lives and works in Milan.

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ISBN 13 9780679733485
ISBN 10 0679733485
Title The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony
Author Roberto Calasso
Series Vintage International
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Random House USA Inc
Year published 1994-02-08
Number of pages 416
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.