The Marriage of Cadmus & Harmony.

New York, NY Random House: Vintage International, 1994. Paperback First Edition Thus (1994), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1994), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only a hint of wear to extremities and the very mildest rubbing to the panels; the expected light tanning to the text pages; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Very close to 'As New'. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very mild wear and a minor cosmetic imperfection. Bright and clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.25 x 1 inches). 403 pages. List of sources. Sparsely illustrated with images in black & white. Translated from the Italian by Tim Parks. Language: English. Weight: 12.5 ounces. Trade Paperback. Roberto Calasso (1941 – 2021) was an Italian writer and publisher. Apart from his mother tongue, Calasso was fluent in French, English, Spanish, German, Latin and ancient Greek. He also studied Sanskrit. He has been called "a literary institution of one". The fundamental thematic concept of his œuvre is the relationship between myth and the emergence of modern consciousness. Here he presents a unique reinterpretation of Greek mythology leads readers back to the time when the gods had not yet been born and moves through mythological history to the wedding of Cadmus and Harmony, at which time the world was handed over to mortal men. Here, the past not only comes vibrantly alive but connects to the present in a virtuoso display of scholarship and insight. A remarkable feat.