Serendipities :: language & lunacy /
Best-selling author Umberto Eco's latest work unlocks the riddles of history in an exploration of the "linguistics of the lunatic," stories told by scholars, scientists, poets, fanatics, and ordinary people in order to make sense of the world. Exploring the "Force of the False,&q...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Best-selling author Umberto Eco's latest work unlocks the riddles of history in an exploration of the "linguistics of the lunatic," stories told by scholars, scientists, poets, fanatics, and ordinary people in order to make sense of the world. Exploring the "Force of the False," Eco uncovers layers of mistakes that have shaped human history, such as Columbus's assumption that the world was much smaller than it is, leading him to seek out a quick route to the East via the West and thus fortuitously "discovering" America. The fictions that grew up around the cults of the Rosicrucians and Knights Templar were the result of a letter from a mysterious "Prester John"--Undoubtedly a hoax--that provided fertile ground for a series of delusions and conspiracy theories based on religious, ethnic, and racial prejudices. While some false tales produce new knowledge (like Columbus's discovery of America) and others create nothing but horror and shame (the Rosicrucian story wound up fueling European anti-Semitism) they are all powerfully persuasive. 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. Eco uncovers a rich history of linguistic endeavor--much of it ill-conceived--that sought to "heal the wound of Babel." Through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Greek, Hebrew, Chinese, and Egyptian |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (ix, 129 pages) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-119) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0231500149 9780231500142 9780231111348 0231111347 9780231111355 0231111355 |
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| spelling | Eco, Umberto. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021285 Essays. Selections. English Serendipities : language & lunacy / Umberto Eco ; translated by William Weaver. New York : Columbia University Press, ©1998. 1 online resource (ix, 129 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file Italian Academy lectures Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-119) and index. Force of falsity -- Languages in paradise -- From Marco Polo to Leibniz : stories of intellectual misunderstandings -- Language of the Austral Land -- Linguistics of Joseph de Maistre. Print version record. Best-selling author Umberto Eco's latest work unlocks the riddles of history in an exploration of the "linguistics of the lunatic," stories told by scholars, scientists, poets, fanatics, and ordinary people in order to make sense of the world. Exploring the "Force of the False," Eco uncovers layers of mistakes that have shaped human history, such as Columbus's assumption that the world was much smaller than it is, leading him to seek out a quick route to the East via the West and thus fortuitously "discovering" America. The fictions that grew up around the cults of the Rosicrucians and Knights Templar were the result of a letter from a mysterious "Prester John"--Undoubtedly a hoax--that provided fertile ground for a series of delusions and conspiracy theories based on religious, ethnic, and racial prejudices. While some false tales produce new knowledge (like Columbus's discovery of America) and others create nothing but horror and shame (the Rosicrucian story wound up fueling European anti-Semitism) they are all powerfully persuasive. 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. Eco uncovers a rich history of linguistic endeavor--much of it ill-conceived--that sought to "heal the wound of Babel." Through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Greek, Hebrew, Chinese, and Egyptian Language and languages Philosophy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85074574 Intercultural communication. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85067222 Langage et langues Philosophie. Communication interculturelle. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES General. bisacsh LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Linguistics Historical & Comparative. bisacsh Intercultural communication fast Language and languages Philosophy fast Serendipiteit. gtt has work: Serendipities (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCG4pQVtxrkkQXfXJgQD3w3 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Eco, Umberto. Essays. English. Selections. Serendipities. New York : Columbia University Press, ©1998 0231111347 (DLC) 98007935 (OCoLC)39116569 Italian Academy lectures. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98042495 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=79587 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Eco, Umberto Serendipities : language & lunacy / Italian Academy lectures. Force of falsity -- Languages in paradise -- From Marco Polo to Leibniz : stories of intellectual misunderstandings -- Language of the Austral Land -- Linguistics of Joseph de Maistre. Language and languages Philosophy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85074574 Intercultural communication. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85067222 Langage et langues Philosophie. Communication interculturelle. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES General. bisacsh LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Linguistics Historical & Comparative. bisacsh Intercultural communication fast Language and languages Philosophy fast Serendipiteit. gtt |
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| title | Serendipities : language & lunacy / |
| title_alt | Essays. Force of falsity -- Languages in paradise -- From Marco Polo to Leibniz : stories of intellectual misunderstandings -- Language of the Austral Land -- Linguistics of Joseph de Maistre. |
| title_auth | Serendipities : language & lunacy / |
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| title_full | Serendipities : language & lunacy / Umberto Eco ; translated by William Weaver. |
| title_fullStr | Serendipities : language & lunacy / Umberto Eco ; translated by William Weaver. |
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| title_short | Serendipities : |
| title_sort | serendipities language lunacy |
| title_sub | language & lunacy / |
| topic | Language and languages Philosophy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85074574 Intercultural communication. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85067222 Langage et langues Philosophie. Communication interculturelle. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES General. bisacsh LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Linguistics Historical & Comparative. bisacsh Intercultural communication fast Language and languages Philosophy fast Serendipiteit. gtt |
| topic_facet | Language and languages Philosophy. Intercultural communication. Langage et langues Philosophie. Communication interculturelle. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES General. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Linguistics Historical & Comparative. Intercultural communication Language and languages Philosophy Serendipiteit. |
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