Italian writer and publisher. Apart from his mother tongue, Calasso was fluent in French, English, Spanish, German, Latin and ancient Greek. He also studied Sanskrit. He has been called "a literary institution of one".[3] The fundamental thematic concept of his œuvre is the relationship between myth and the emergence of modern consciousness.
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Italian writer (1941–2021)
Born | 30 May 1941 |
Died | 28 July 2021 |
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Italian writer (1941–2021)
Born | 30 May 1941 |
Died | 28 July 2021 |
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Art criticism, Art, french, Baudelaire, charles, 1821-1867, Paris (france), intellectual life, Classical Mythology, Criticism, interpretation, Fiction, History, Mythology, classical, Tiepolo, giovanni battista, 1696-1770, Vedas, Aesthetics, modern, 19th century, Ancient Civilization, Ancient Philosophy, Bible, Biography, Cadmus (Greek mythology), Fiction, general, Gods in literature, Harmonia (Greek mythology), Hunting, Mythology, Mythology in literature, Publishers and publishing, Adelphi (Firm)Time
20th centuryID Numbers
- OLID: OL7633854A
- Amazon ID: B00456MEEA
- GoodReads: 62357
- ISNI: 0000000121347482
- LibraryThing: calassoroberto
- VIAF: 59067254
- Wikidata: Q669956
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q669956
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