Serendipities · Language and Lunacy (Italian Academy Lectures)
- Authors
- Eco, Umberto
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Tags
- lit004130 , lan009000 , writing , philosophy , language arts and disciplines , linguistics , literary criticism , european , general , history
- ISBN
- 9780231500142
- Date
- 1998-10-06T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.29 MB
- Lang
- en
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.