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Serendipities: Language & Lunacy

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by Umberto Eco
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Availability:In StockContributor:Umberto Eco, William Weaver (Translator)Series:Italian Academy LecturesPublish date:2014-06-10Pages:128
Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231111355ISBN-10:231111355UPC:9780231111355Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:Linguistics, Communication Studies, EssaysBook Topic:Historical & ComparativeSize:9.10 x 5.40 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SC4ZN680AC
In a careful unraveling of the fabulous and the false, Eco shows us how serendipities-unanticipated truths-often spring from mistaken ideas. From Leibniz's belief that the I Ching illustrated the principles of calculus to Marco Polo's mistaking a rhinoceros for a unicorn, Eco tours the labyrinth of intellectual history, illuminating the ways in which we project the familiar onto the strange.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231111355ISBN-10:231111355UPC:9780231111355Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:Linguistics, Communication Studies, EssaysBook Topic:Historical & ComparativeSize:9.10 x 5.40 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SC4ZN680AC
Umberto Eco is the author of five best-selling novels and numerous collections of essays. He is a professor of semiotics at the University of Bologna and lives in Italy.
Publisher: Columbia University Press

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Umberto Eco, William Weaver (Translator)

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Umberto Eco

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