On the Shoulders of Giants (Hardcover)

The final collection from the internationally acclaimed and bestselling author of The Name of the Rose and The Prague Cemetery, on the subjects of art and culture. In this collection of essays we find Umberto Eco's perennial areas of interest explored in a lively and engaging style, accompanied by beautiful reproductions of the art he discusses. In these wide-ranging pieces he explores the roots of our civilization, changing ideas of beauty, our obsession with conspiracies and the emblematic heroes of the great narrative, amongst other fascinating topics. Umberto Eco was one of the most influential, and entertaining, intellectuals of the last century, as well as being a critically acclaimed and bestselling writer of both fiction and non-fiction.

General

Imprint:	Harvill Secker
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2019
Authors:	Umberto Eco
Translators:	Alastair McEwen
Dimensions:	216 x 153 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	416
ISBN-13:	978-1-78730-145-0
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Italian
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > Philosophy > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General
LSN:	1-78730-145-1
Barcode:	9781787301450

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