The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony

The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 270
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ISBN-10 : 9780141990750
ISBN-13 : 0141990759
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Book Synopsis The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony by : Roberto Calasso

Download or read book The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony written by Roberto Calasso and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: '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


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