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English
Penguin
04 January 2016
A meditation on the ancient wisdom of the Vedas- Calasso brings ritual, sacrifice and myth to bear on the modern world

In this revelatory volume, Roberto Calasso, whom the Paris Review has called 'a literary institution', explores the ancient texts known as the Vedas. Little is known about the Vedic people who lived more than three thousand years ago in northern India- they left behind almost no objects, images, ruins. Only a 'Parthenon of words' remains- verses and formulations suggesting a daring understanding of life.
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Imprint:   Penguin
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 130mm,  Spine: 24mm
Weight:   317g
ISBN:   9781846145070
ISBN 10:   1846145074
Pages:   432
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  ELT Advanced ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Born in Florence, Roberto Calasso lives in Milan, where he is publisher of Adelphi. He is the author of Tiepolo Pink, The Ruin of Kasch, The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony, winner of the Prix Veillon and the Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger, Literature and the Gods, Ka and K.

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