The Resource On the shoulders of giants, Umberto Eco ; translated from the Italian by Alastair McEwen
On the shoulders of giants, Umberto Eco ; translated from the Italian by Alastair McEwen
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The item On the shoulders of giants, Umberto Eco ; translated from the Italian by Alastair McEwen represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Manchester City Library.
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- Summary
- "On the Shoulders of Giants collects previously unpublished essays from the last fifteen years of Umberto Eco's life.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"--
- Language
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- eng
- ita
- eng
- Extent
- 318 pages
- Note
- This book is a translation of Sulle Spalle dei Giganti (c)2017 La Nave di Teseo Editore, Milano, Italy
- Contents
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- On the shoulders of giants
- Beauty
- Ugliness
- The absolute and the relative
- Beautiful flame
- The invisible
- Paradoxes and aphorisms
- Untruths, lies, falsifications
- On some forms of imperfection in art
- Some revelations on secrecy
- Conspiracy
- Representations of the sacred
- Isbn
- 9780674240896
- Label
- On the shoulders of giants
- Title
- On the shoulders of giants
- Statement of responsibility
- Umberto Eco ; translated from the Italian by Alastair McEwen
- Language
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- eng
- ita
- eng
- Summary
- "On the Shoulders of Giants collects previously unpublished essays from the last fifteen years of Umberto Eco's life.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"--
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- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- MH/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Eco, Umberto
- Dewey number
- 700.1
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- N68.3
- LC item number
- .E3613 2019
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- McEwen, Alastair
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Art
- Art
- Philosophy
- Aesthetics
- Label
- On the shoulders of giants, Umberto Eco ; translated from the Italian by Alastair McEwen
- Note
- This book is a translation of Sulle Spalle dei Giganti (c)2017 La Nave di Teseo Editore, Milano, Italy
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- On the shoulders of giants -- Beauty -- Ugliness -- The absolute and the relative -- Beautiful flame -- The invisible -- Paradoxes and aphorisms -- Untruths, lies, falsifications -- On some forms of imperfection in art -- Some revelations on secrecy -- Conspiracy -- Representations of the sacred
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 318 pages
- Isbn
- 9780674240896
- Lccn
- 2019020775
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)on1089967696
- (OCoLC)on1089967696
- Label
- On the shoulders of giants, Umberto Eco ; translated from the Italian by Alastair McEwen
- Note
- This book is a translation of Sulle Spalle dei Giganti (c)2017 La Nave di Teseo Editore, Milano, Italy
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- On the shoulders of giants -- Beauty -- Ugliness -- The absolute and the relative -- Beautiful flame -- The invisible -- Paradoxes and aphorisms -- Untruths, lies, falsifications -- On some forms of imperfection in art -- Some revelations on secrecy -- Conspiracy -- Representations of the sacred
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 318 pages
- Isbn
- 9780674240896
- Lccn
- 2019020775
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)on1089967696
- (OCoLC)on1089967696
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