Roberto Calasso
Roberto Calasso (30 May 1941 – 28 July 2021) was an Italian writer and publisher. Apart from his mother tongue, Calasso was fluent in French, English, Spanish, German, Latin and ancient Greek. He also studied Sanskrit. He has been called "a literary institution of one". The fundamental thematic concept of his œuvre is the relationship between myth and the emergence of modern consciousness.
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Calasso in 1991 | |
| Born | 30 May 1941 Florence, Italy |
| Died | 28 July 2021 (aged 80) Milan, Italy |
| Resting place | San Michele Cemetery, Venice |
| Children | 3 |
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