Roberto Calasso

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Roberto Calasso was an Italian writer, publisher, and intellectual best known for his erudite, genre-blending works that explore myth, literature, and culture, and for his long leadership of the publishing house Adelphi Edizioni.

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Roberto Calasso canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
intellectual
publisher
countryOfCitizenship Italy
dateOfBirth 1941-05-30
dateOfDeath 2021-07-28
educatedAt University of Rome La Sapienza
employer Adelphi Edizioni
familyName Calasso
fieldOfWork cultural criticism
literature
mythology
publishing
genre essay
literary criticism
non-fiction
givenName Roberto
influencedBy Franz Kafka
Greek mythology
Hindu mythology
Walter Benjamin
languageOfWorkOrName Italian
movement Adelphi school
name Roberto Calasso
nationality Italian
notableFor exploration of myth and literature
interdisciplinary cultural essays
leadership of Adelphi Edizioni
notableWork K.
Ka
La folie Baudelaire
The Celestial Hunter
The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony
The Ruin of Kasch
Tiepolo Pink
placeOfBirth Florence
Italy
placeOfDeath Italy
Milan
positionHeld chairman of Adelphi Edizioni
editor-in-chief of Adelphi Edizioni
sexOrGender male
workFocus culture
literary tradition
modernity
myth
writingStyle erudite
genre-blending

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Formentor Prize notableRecipient Roberto Calasso
Prix Formentor notableRecipient Roberto Calasso
Ann Goldstein translatorOf Roberto Calasso
Roberto Calasso name Roberto Calasso
Premio Formentor notableRecipient Roberto Calasso