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On the Shoulders of Giants

On the Shoulders of Giants collects previously unpublished essays from the last fifteen years of Umberto Eco's life. With humor and erudition, one of the great contemporary thinkers takes on the roots of Western culture, the origin of language, the nature of beauty and ugliness, the imperfectio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Eco, Umberto (Autor)
Otros Autores: McEwen, Alastair (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Italiano
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:On the Shoulders of Giants collects previously unpublished essays from the last fifteen years of Umberto Eco's life. With humor and erudition, one of the great contemporary thinkers takes on the roots of Western culture, the origin of language, the nature of beauty and ugliness, the imperfections of art, and the lure of mysteries
Descripción Física:1 online resource (318 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0674242262
9780674242265
9780674242272
0674242270