The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony Signed First Edition Reference

Le nozze di Cadmo e Armonia (Adelphi, 1988), published in English as The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony (Knopf, 1993, translated by Tim Parks), is Calasso’s breakthrough — a retelling of Greek mythology that treats the myths not as quaint stories but as the fundamental grammar of Western consciousness. The book reads like a novel, proceeds like a philosophical argument, and is written with the precision of great literary prose.

Signed Copy Market Values

• Signed English first (Knopf): $50–$150
• Signed Italian first (Adelphi): $75–$200
• Unsigned English first: $15–$30

The Calasso trophy — the book that established his international reputation and remains his most widely read work.