Ardor

"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"

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""

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

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"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

Presents an introduction to the Vedas, texts of ancient India which explore the nature of consciousness, and discusses the relevance they can have for the modern world.