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Title: The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony by Roberto Calasso ISBN: 0-679-73348-5 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 08 February, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.93 (14 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An unforgettable masterpiece in the eyes of a teenager.
Comment: I first saw this book, very thick, one year ago, poking out of some shelf at my school's library. 'Greek myth, huh?' I was up for the challenge. I guess I knew the stories well, but the brilliant narrative and style was so absorbing, I was hooked. Calasso re-opened my eyes to the World of Greek myth! I can't remember how many times I went back to take this book out- more then five, as far as I know. What I enjoyed about it most was how each of the characters was brought to life, each with thoughts, and fears, and desires not unlike that of mankind today. The first time I finished this book I felt Calasso had altered my life, or my perspective on it. I had to go back and read it again, and again. Simply a work of art, this is a treasure of wealth in the form of written knowledge. And, personally, I don't care who you are or where you are form, just read this book. You'll see what I mean.
Rating: 5
Summary: A life-changing work of genius
Comment: Roberto Calasso's retelling of the myths of antiquity is as
powerful and life-changing a book as I've ever read. He
illuminates these stories and brings them to life, showing us
the power they held for the ancients by infusing them with
his own narrative power, writing in a style which is crisp,
modern, and yet full of fantasy. We see our own lives in the
lives of the gods and the lives of the humans with whom
they spoke, made love, made war.
This book would be worth reading simply for the engaging way
in which Calasso tells the stories. He doesn't stop there,
however. His insights and interpretations are worth a book in
themselves. Nearly every page of my copy is filled with
checks and underlined passages, each representing ideas which
provoked thought or simply struck me as brilliant. This book
is not another dictionary of myths in the style of Bullfinch
and Hamilton and Graves--it is a work of literature in its own
right, and, I believe, a work of genius.
If you are interested in classical mythology, read this book.
If you are not, read this book. It is for anyone who wants
to see the world in a different, richer way.
Rating: 5
Summary: Stimulate your mind
Comment: Wonderful deconstruction and analysis of Greek Mythology. A really enjoyable and thought provoking read.
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Title: Ka : Stories of the Mind and Gods of India by Roberto Calasso, Roberto Calasso ISBN: 0679775471 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 26 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Literature and the Gods by Roberto Calasso ISBN: 0375411380 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 13 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: The Ruin of Kasch by Roberto Calasso, William Weaver, Stephen Sartarelli ISBN: 0674780299 Publisher: Belknap Pr Pub. Date: March, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Forty-nine Steps by Roberto Calasso, John Shepley, Alejo Carpentier, John Shepley ISBN: 0816630984 Publisher: University of Minnesota Press Pub. Date: August, 2001 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Greeks and the Irrational by Eric R. Dodds ISBN: 0520003276 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: December, 1962 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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