num_pages: 403
description: THE MARRIAGE OF CADMUS AND HARMONY is a book without any modern parallel. Forming an active link in a chain that reaches back through Ovid's METAMORPHOSES directly to Homer, Roberto Calasso's re-exploration of the fantastic fables and mysteries we may only think we know explodes the entire world of Greek mythology, pieces it back together, and presents it to us in a new, and astonishing, and utterly contemporary way.The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony is a masterful retelling of the ancient myths and fables we may only think we know. From the tale of Europa and the bull to the fall of Troy, Roberto Calasso weaves his way through the entire world of Greek mythology with a captivating sense of curiosity and intrigue that casts these classical stories in a whole new light for a modern reader.
language: English
title: The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony
titlecomplete: The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony
characters: Ariadne of Crete, Demeter (Goddess), Achilles, Athena (Greek goddess), Hades (Greek God), Helen of Troy, Zeus (god), Harmonia, Orestes, Persephone (Greek Goddess), Jason (Argonaut), Odysseus, Theseus (mythology), Apollo (Greek god), Europa, Dionysus (mythology), Cadmus (mythology), Artemis (Goddess)
genres: Classics, Italian Literature, Fantasy, Philosophy, Italy, Greek Mythology, Greece, Literature, Mythology, Fiction
ratings_count: 2474
places: Ancient Greece
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Prix européen de l’essai Charles Veillon
publisher: Cape