The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony by Roberto Calasso Paperback Book 9780241399200

'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 SchamaThe 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

Author: Roberto Calasso Binding: Paperback / softback Format: Paperback / softback Genre: Media > Books > Print Books > Contemporary lifestyle fiction Pages: 416 Page Count: 416 Publication Date: 2019 Year of Publication: 2019 Classification: Media > Books > Print Books > Contemporary lifestyle fiction Weight: 424 g Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Country of Publication: United Kingdom Package Dimension Length: 12.9 cm Package Dimension Width: 19.7 cm Package Dimension Height: 3.2 cm ISBN: 9780241399200