{"product_id":"the-celestial-hunter-paperback","title":"The Celestial Hunter - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Dixon\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eRoberto Calasso\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Calasso's] flow of associations leaves you feeling not out of your depth, but smarter and better read. --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe eighth part of Roberto Calasso's monumental series on the primal forces of civilization \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe eighth part of Roberto Calasso's singular work in progress that began in 1983 with \u003ci\u003eThe Ruin of Kasch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Celestial Hunter \u003c\/i\u003eis an inspired and provocative exploration of mankind's relationship with myth, the divine, and the idea of transformation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere was a time, even before prehistory, when man was simply a defenseless animal. The gods he worshiped took the form of other beasts or were the patterns of the stars he saw above him each night in the sky, which he transformed into figures and around which he created stories. Soon, however, man learned to imitate the animals that attacked him and he became a hunter. This transformation, Calasso posits, from defenseless victim to hunter was a key moment, the first step on man's ascendance to power. Suddenly the notion of the hunter became fundamental. It would be developed over thousands of years through the figures that became central to Greek mythology, including the constellations. Among them was Orion, the celestial hunter, and his dog, Sirius. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVivid and strikingly original, and expertly translated from the Italian by Richard Dixon, \u003ci\u003eThe Celestial Hunter \u003c\/i\u003etraces how man created the divine myths that would become the cornerstones of Western civilization. As Calasso demonstrates, the repercussions of these ideas would echo through history, from Paleolithic to modern times. And they would be the product of one thing: the human mind.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoberto Calasso \u003c\/b\u003ewas the publisher of Adelphi Edizioni in Milan and the author of a decades-spanning, multi-volume work which up to now comprises \u003ci\u003eThe Ruin of Kasch, The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony, Ka, K., Tiepolo Pink, La Folie Baudelaire, Ardor, The Unnamable Present\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Celestial Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e, many of which were published by FSG. FSG will published two more books in Calasso's magnum opus, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of All Books \u003c\/i\u003e(November 2021) and his \u003ci\u003eThe Tablet of the Destinies\u003c\/i\u003e in 2022. Roberto Calasso died on July 28, 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.6 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 27, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692754636863,"sku":"9781250787354","price":37.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c4e70df181bde9bd36f5296678fc4e75.webp?v=1764996505","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-celestial-hunter-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}