On Literature
by Eco, Umberto
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0436210177
- ISBN 13
- 9780436210174
- Seller
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Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Synopsis
In this collection of essays and addresses delivered over the course of his illustrious career, Umberto Eco seeks "to understand the chemistry of [his] passion" for the word. From musings on Ptolemy and "the force of the false" to reflections on the experimental writing of Borges and Joyce, Eco's luminous intelligence and encyclopedic knowledge are on dazzling display throughout. And when he reveals his own ambitions and superstitions, his authorial anxieties and fears, one feels like a secret sharer in the garden of literature to which he so often alludes. Remarkably accessible and unfailingly stimulating, this collection exhibits the diversity of interests and the depth of knowledge that have made Eco one of the world's leading writers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Goulds Book Arcade (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 145808
- Title
- On Literature
- Author
- Eco, Umberto
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0436210177
- ISBN 13
- 9780436210174
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- [[588G JPG LITERATURE FICTION
- Size
- Size F: 9"-10" Tall (228-253mm)
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