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Serendipities : language & lunacy /

Best-selling author Umberto Eco's latest work unlocks the riddles of history in an exploration of the "linguistics of the lunatic," stories told by scholars, scientists, poets, fanatics, and ordinary people in order to make sense of the world. Exploring the "Force of the False,&q...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Eco, Umberto
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Italiano
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©1998.
Colección:Italian Academy lectures.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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