L'Antichità - 3. Grecia. Storia, politica economica e sociale
by Umberto Eco
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(Come inizia:) " Nelle mappe del tempo, imprecisi e opinabili strumenti che utilizziamo per orientarci quando viaggiamo nel passato, la storia greca occupa un territorio immenso: quasi due millenni trascorrono infatti dagli inizi della fase palaziale della civiltà minoica (2000 a.C. ca.) alla fine della guerra acaica, ultimo tentativo di ribellione aperta ai Romani (146 a.C.), più o meno i confini che abbiamo adottato in quest'opera; e lasciamo da parte, in questo computo, i non del tutto irragionevoli tentativi di proseguire la storia greca ad libitum..."
Feb 1, 2014 (Edited)Italian
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Umberto Eco was born in Alessandria, Italy on January 5, 1932. He received a doctorate of philosophy from the University of Turin in 1954. His first book, Il Problema Estetico in San Tommaso, was an extension of his doctoral thesis on St. Thomas Aquinas and was published in 1956. His first novel, The Name of the Rose, was published in 1980 and won show more the Premio Strega and the Premio Anghiar awards in 1981. In 1986, it was adapted into a movie starring Sean Connery. His other works include Foucault's Pendulum, The Island of the Day Before, Baudolino, The Prague Cemetery, and Numero Zero. He also wrote children's books and more than 20 nonfiction books including Serendipities: Language and Lunacy. He taught philosophy and then semiotics at the University of Bologna. He also wrote weekly columns on popular culture and politics for L'Espresso. He died from cancer on February 19, 2016 at the age of 84. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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