Serendipities : Language and Lunacy Hardcover - 1998
by Eco, Umberto
- Used
Unlocking the riddles of history, Eco explores the "linguistics of the lunatic", stories told by scholars, scientists, poets, fanatics, and ordinary people in order to make sense of the world. The bewildering anecdotes and scholarly rigor entertain readers with a passion for the curious history of languages.
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- Title Serendipities : Language and Lunacy
- Author Eco, Umberto
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 128
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Columbia University Press, New York
- Date 1998
- Features Index
- Bookseller's Inventory # 10734368-20
- ISBN 9780231111348 / 0231111347
- Weight 0.72 lbs (0.33 kg)
- Dimensions 9.48 x 5.72 x 0.57 in (24.08 x 14.53 x 1.45 cm)
- Reading level 1460
- Library of Congress subjects Intercultural communication, Language and languages - Philosophy
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 98-7935
- Dewey Decimal Code 401
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Media reviews
Citations
- Booklist, 10/15/1998, Page 377
- Kirkus Reviews, 09/01/1998, Page 1253
- Library Journal, 10/15/1998, Page 70
- Publishers Weekly, 09/28/1998, Page 83