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Praise for "La Folie Baudelaire"

"Roberto Calasso [is] the most inquisitively suggestive literary critic in the world today." --Thomas McGonigle, "Los Angeles Times""

""["La Folie Baudelaire"] is as red-blooded as art criticism gets, and a suitable encomium for the greatest of art critics." --Jad Adams, "The Daily Telegraph"

"[A] careful, thoughtful, and detailed exploration . . . Richard Dixon's supple and elegant translation brings Calasso's poetic meditations to life. Readers will return again and again for wisdom and insight." --"Publisher's Weekly""Illuminating . . . The author pursues his own quest for enlightenment by questioning, treading carefully and humbling himself before a body of knowledge that has not always been well-served by his Western predecessors. . . . 'The whole of Vedic India was an attempt to think further, ' writes Calasso. He demands no less from his readers." --"Kirkus Reviews""Calasso is not only immensely learned; he is one of the most original thinkers and writers we have today." --Charles Simic"Roberto Calasso [is] the most inquisitively suggestive literary critic in the world today." --Thomas McGonigle, "Los Angeles Times""Roberto Calasso [is] a writer about the foundational myths and tales of human society who has no equal in the sparkle of his storytelling and the depth of his learning." --Boyd Tonkin, "The Independent""[Calasso] has certainly managed to open a new road through the old landscape of literature." --John Banville, "The New York Review of Books""Roberto Calasso [is] an exceptionally accessible thinker, original and profound." --Muriel Spark, "The Times Literary Supplement"

""Ardor" is Calasso's mode in his serpentine, allusive, and expansive readings . . . provocative . . . Calasso's profuse, high-wire exegesis brings the intricacies and marvels of Vedic thought vividly and evocatively to life." "--"Donna Seaman, "Booklist""""[A] careful, thoughtful, and detailed exploration . . . Richard Dixon's supple and elegant translation brings Calasso's poetic meditations to life. Readers will return again and again for wisdom and insight." --"Publisher's Weekly""Illuminating . . . The author pursues his own quest for enlightenment by questioning, treading carefully and humbling himself before a body of knowledge that has not always been well-served by his Western predecessors. . . . 'The whole of Vedic India was an attempt to think further, ' writes Calasso. He demands no less from his readers." --"Kirkus Reviews""Calasso is not only immensely learned; he is one of the most original thinkers and writers we have today." --Charles Simic"Roberto Calasso [is] the most inquisitively suggestive literary critic in the world today." --Thomas McGonigle, "Los Angeles Times""Roberto Calasso [is] a writer about the foundational myths and tales of human society who has no equal in the sparkle of his storytelling and the depth of his learning." --Boyd Tonkin, "The Independent""[Calasso] has certainly managed to open a new road through the old landscape of literature." --John Banville, "The New York Review of Books""Roberto Calasso [is] an exceptionally accessible thinker, original and profound." --Muriel Spark, "The Times Literary Supplement"

"Calasso's prose is scrupulously lucid and elegant." "--"Pankaj Mishra, "The New York Times Book Review"""Ardor" is Calasso's mode in his serpentine, allusive, and expansive readings . . . provocative . . . Calasso's profuse, high-wire exegesis brings the intricacies and marvels of Vedic thought vividly and evocatively to life." "--"Donna Seaman, "Booklist""""[A] careful, thoughtful, and detailed exploration . . . Richard Dixon's supple and elegant translation brings Calasso's poetic meditations to life. Readers will return again and again for wisdom and insight." --"Publisher's Weekly""Illuminating . . . The author pursues his own quest for enlightenment by questioning, treading carefully and humbling himself before a body of knowledge that has not always been well-served by his Western predecessors. . . . 'The whole of Vedic India was an attempt to think further, ' writes Calasso. He demands no less from his readers." --"Kirkus Reviews""Calasso is not only immensely learned; he is one of the most original thinkers and writers we have today." --Charles Simic"Roberto Calasso [is] the most inquisitively suggestive literary critic in the world today." --Thomas McGonigle, "Los Angeles Times""Roberto Calasso [is] a writer about the foundational myths and tales of human society who has no equal in the sparkle of his storytelling and the depth of his learning." --Boyd Tonkin, "The Independent""[Calasso] has certainly managed to open a new road through the old landscape of literature." --John Banville, "The New York Review of Books""Roberto Calasso [is] an exceptionally accessible thinker, original and profound." --Muriel Spark, "The Times Literary Supplement"