Roberto Calasso

Broschiertes Buch

The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

Roberto Calasso was born in Florence in 1941. He lives in Milan, where he is publisher of Adelphi Edizioni. The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony, his third book, has been translated into 12 languages.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Februar 1994
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 202mm x 132mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 331g
• ISBN-13: 9780679733485
• ISBN-10: 0679733485
• Artikelnr.: 21156979