But where did it all begin? No better answer to that question exists than in the Greek myths that are retold to breathtaking effect 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 uncovers the origins of secrets and tragedy, virginity and rape, and above all, humanity's tormented relations with the gods. The result is an international literary event, a work of spellbinding playfulness, eroticism wonder.
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- ISBN10 0394280369
- ISBN13 9780394280363
- Publish Date 27 February 1994 (first published 9 March 1993)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country CA
- Imprint Vintage Canada
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/isbn/9780394280363