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John Shepley (trans) and
Roberto Calasso
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Univ of Minnesota Pr
Publication date
August 1, 2001
Pages
290
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780816630981
ISBN-10
0816630984
Dimensions
0.75 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight
1.20 lbs.
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$35.00
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university press
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Summaries and Reviews
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: 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 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 interpretive approach, Calasso offers a "secret history" of European literature and philosophy in the wake of Nietzsche, Marx, and Freud. Calasso analyzes how figures ranging from Gustav Flaubert, Gottfried Benn, Karl Kraus, Martin Heidegger, Walter Benjamin, Franz Kafka, Bertolt Brecht, and Theodor Adorno has contributed to, or been emblematic of, the current state of Western thought. This book's theme, writ large, is the power of fable - specifically, its persistence in art and literature despite its exclusion from orthodox philosophy.
"Forty-nine steps" refers to the Talmudic doctrine that there are forty-nine steps to meaning in every passage of the Torah. Employing this interpretive approach, Calasso offers a "secret history" of European literature and philosophy in the wake of Nietzsche, Marx, and Freud. Calasso analyzes how figures ranging from Gustav Flaubert, Gottfried Benn, Karl Kraus, Martin Heidegger, Walter Benjamin, Franz Kafka, Bertolt Brecht, and Theodor Adorno has contributed to, or been emblematic of, the current state of Western thought. This book's theme, writ large, is the power of fable - specifically, its persistence in art and literature despite its exclusion from orthodox philosophy.
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Hardcover
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With John Shepley (other contributor) |
from Univ of Minnesota Pr (August 1, 2001)
9780816630981 | details & prices | 290 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $35.00
About: 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.
About: 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.
Paperback
from Univ of Minnesota Pr (April 1, 2001)
9780816630998 | details & prices | 290 pages | List price $22.01
About: Philosophy/Literary Theory The first treatment of contemporary thought by the acclaimed cultural critic.
About: Philosophy/Literary Theory The first treatment of contemporary thought by the acclaimed cultural critic.
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