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The Forty-Nine Steps

โœ Scribed by Roberto Calasso

Publisher
Random House;Vintage Digital
Year
2013
Tongue
English
Weight
230 KB
Category
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780712697408

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โœฆ Synopsis

A unique and fascinating exploration of the essential thinkers of our time--by the author of the bestselling The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony.

In books lauded as brilliant, exhilarating and profound, Roberto Calasso has revealed the unexpected intersections of ancient and modern through topics ranging from Greek and Indian mythology to what a legendary African kingdom can tell us about the French Revolution. In this first translation of his most important essays, Calasso brings his powerful intellect and elegant prose style to bear on the essential thinkers of our time, providing a sweeping analysis of the current state of Western culture.'Forty-nine steps' refers to the Talmudic doctrine that there are forty-nine steps to meaning in every passage of the Torah. Employing this interpretative approach, Calasso offers a 'secret history' of European literature and philosophy in the wake of Nietzsche, Marx and Freud. Calasso analyses how figures ranging from Gustav...

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