Ardor

by Roberto Calasso

Book Overview

In a meditation on the wisdom of the Vedas, Roberto Calasso's Ardor brings ritual and sacrifice 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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374182310
• ISBN13: 9780374182311
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"