Bibliograph

The book of legendary lands, Umberto Eco ; translated by Alastair McEwen

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Label

The book of legendary lands, Umberto Eco ; translated by Alastair McEwen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The book of legendary lands

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

832278728

Responsibility statement

Umberto Eco ; translated by Alastair McEwen

Summary

"A fascinating illustrated tour of the fabled places in literature and folklore that have awed, troubled, and eluded us through the ages"--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The flat earth and the antipodes -- Biblical lands -- The lands of Homer and the seven wonders -- The wonders of the East, from Alexander to Prester John -- The Earthly Paradise, the Isles of the Blessed, and El Dorado -- Atlantis, Mu, and Lemuria -- Ultima Thule and Hyperborea -- The migrations of the grail -- Alamüt, the Old Man of the Mountain, and the Assassins -- The Land of Cockaigne -- The Islands of Utopia -- The Island of Solomon and the Austral Land -- The interior of the Earth, the Polar myth, and Agartha -- The invention of Rennes-le-Château -- Fictional places and their truth

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