The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony

The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony - Roberto Calasso [KSIĄŻKA] Autor: Roberto Calasso Seria: Modern Classics Rok wydania: 2019 Opis 'It will be read and re-read not as a treatise but as a story: one of the most extraordinary that has ever been written of the origins of Western self-consciousness' Simon Schama The marriage of Cadmus and Harmony was the last time the gods of Olympus feasted alongside mortals. What happened in the distant ages preceding it, and in the generations that followed, form the timeless tales of ancient Greek mythology. In this masterful retelling of the myths we think we know, Roberto Calasso illuminates the deepest questions of our existence. '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 ISBN: 9780241399200 Język: angielski Ilość stron: 400 Okładka: miękka Wymiary: 13.0x20.0cm SKU: 974131