9780375725432
Literature and the Gods
Roberto Calasso
ISBN 13: 9780375725432
Publisher: Vintage Books
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Softcover
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The author completes his sweeping look at the role of gods and goddesses in the human imagination by focusing on the emergence and re-emergence of pagan deities in the Western literary canon.
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"The book strives more toward poetry than toward criticism; Calasso likes to go for the big, sweeping effect, and once in a while he can take your breath away."
New Yorker, 05/07/2001
Review:"Calasso has a lot on his mind, and he writes with urgent eloquence, like a great talker who won't let you go."
Boston Globe, 06/24/2001
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Book Description: Vintage Books USA, United States, 2002. Paperback. Book Condition: New. Reprint. 204 x 132 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. Brilliant, inspired, and gloriously erudite, Literature and the Gods is the culmination of Roberto Calasso's lifelong study of the gods in the human imagination. By uncovering the divine whisper that lies behind the best poetry and prose from across the centuries, Calasso gives us a renewed sense of the mystery and enchantment of great literature. From the banishment of the classical divinities during the Age of Reason to their emancipation by the Romantics and their place in the literature of our own time, the history of the gods can also be read as a ciphered and splendid history of literary inspiration. Rewriting that story, Calasso carves out a sacred space for literature where the presence of the gods is discernible. His inquiry into the nature of "absolute literature" transports us to the realms of Dionysus and Orpheus, Baudelaire and Mallarme, and prompts a lucid and impassioned defense of poetic form, even when apparently severed from any social function. Lyrical and assured, Literature and the Gods" "is an intensely engaging work of literary affirmation that deserves to be read alongside the masterpieces it celebrates. Bookseller Inventory # AAS9780375725432 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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