Die Geschichte Der Legendären Länder Und Städte by Umberto Eco
A richly illustrated compendium that surveys the origins, transformations and cultural roles of imaginary lands and cities—from Atlantis and El Dorado to Utopia and Shangri‑La—showing how myth, travel literature, cartography and political desire shaped their creation and persistence. Combining historical scholarship with playful erudition, it traces how mapmakers, explorers and writers invented, discovered, embellished or repurposed these places and reflects on what such fictions reveal about hopes, fears and the limits of knowledge. Filled with images, documents and concise essays, the volume maps the meeting of geography and imagination across cultures and eras.
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- 2013
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- Alternate Titles
- - Storia delle terre e dei luoghi leggendari
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