Travels in Hyperreality : Essays. [The return of the Middle Ages; The Gods of the Underworld; Reports form the Global Village;Reading things; De Consolatione Philosophiae; De interpretatione; A theory of expositions]
by Eco, Umberto. [translator, William Weaver]
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San Diego ; New York ; London : Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, Publishers, 1986, 1986. Very Good. [1st American edition], 1st printing ; 307 pp. ; grey and wine cloth in colored dustjacket ; publisher's stamp on front ep and page 51; Contents : Travels in hyperreality -- The return of the Middle Ages -- The Gods of the Underworld -- Reports form the Global Village -- Reading things -- De Consolatione Philosophiae -- De interpretatione -- A theory of expositions ; VG/VG
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Eco displays in these essays the same wit, learning, and lively intelligence that delighted readers of The Name of the Rose and Foucault’s Pendulum. His range is wide, and his insights are acute, frequently ironic, and often downright funny. Translated by William Weaver. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
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- Travels in Hyperreality : Essays. [The return of the Middle Ages; The Gods of the Underworld; Reports form the Global Village;Reading things; De Consolatione Philosophiae; De interpretatione; A theory of expositions]
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- Eco, Umberto. [translator, William Weaver]
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- San Diego ; New York ; London : Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, Publishers, 1986
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- 1986
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