The book of legendary lands
By: Umberto Eco ; translated by Alastair McEwen
Contributors: McEwen, Alastair, translator
Publisher: Rizzoli Ex Libris
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 477
ISBN-13: 9780847841219
Subjects: Geographical myths in literature; Art and literature; Geographical myths in art; Pictorial works; Geographical myths
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The flat earth and the antipodes; title: Biblical lands; title: The lands of Homer and the seven wonders; title: The wonders of the East, from Alexander to Prester John; title: The Earthly Paradise, the Isles of the Blessed, and El Dorado; title: Atlantis, Mu, and Lemuria; title: Ultima Thule and Hyperborea; title: The migrations of the grail; title: Alamüt, the Old Man of the Mountain, and the Assassins; title: The Land of Cockaigne; title: The Islands of Utopia; title: The Island of Solomon and the Austral Land; title: The interior of the Earth, the Polar myth, and Agartha; title: The invention of Rennes-le-Château; title: Fictional places and their truth.