On the Shoulders of Giants

Umberto Eco, Alastair McEwen

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English

Harvill
05 November 2019

The Arts: General & Reference; Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Philosophy; Religion: general

The final collection of essays from the internationally acclaimed and bestselling author of The Name of the Rose and The Prague Cemetery, on the subjects of art and culture.

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.

By: Umberto Eco
Translated by: Alastair McEwen
Imprint: Harvill
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 220mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 37mm
Weight: 934g
ISBN: 9781787301450
ISBN 10: 1787301451
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 05 November 2019
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Umberto Eco (Author) Umberto Eco (1932-2016) wrote fiction, literary criticism and philosophy. His first novel, The Name of the Rose, was a major international bestseller. His other works include Foucault's Pendulum, The Island of the Day Before, Baudolino, The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, The Prague Cemetery and Numero Zero along with many brilliant collections of essays.

Reviews for On the Shoulders of Giants

Unlike many academics, he [Eco] had the ability to write in an accessible and engaging style... This book consists of 12 essays... Reading them is exhilarating... Almost every page of this entrancing book invites questions and provokes reflections -- Allan Massie * Scotsman * On the Shoulders of Giants...captures Eco on some of his most generous and scintillating form as a lecturer, breezing along with a lifetime's material at his fingertips -- Tim Smith-Laing * Daily Telegraph * There are people you've never met and yet you miss them when they are gone... Eco's famously ironic voice is penetrating ... The issues Eco addresses are so enormous in their scale they seem insurmountable, yet his measured, erudite commentary assures you that they can be understood and therefore resolved * Financial Times * He brilliantly exposes all that is absurd and paradoxical in contemporary behaviour. Eco's irony is disarming, his cleverness dazzling * Guardian *