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The book of legendary lands /

"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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eco, Umberto (Author)
Other Authors: McEwen, Alastair (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Rizzoli Ex Libris, 2013.
Subjects:
Geographical myths in literature.
Geographical myths in art > Pictorial works.
Geographical myths.
Art and literature.
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.