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The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony

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.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Vintage
  • Publish Date: Feb 8th, 1994
  • Pages: 416
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.90in - 5.10in - 1.10in - 0.95lb
  • EAN: 9780679733485
  • Categories: LiteraryFairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & MythologyVisionary & Metaphysical

About the Author

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.