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Great Ideas V Dialogue Between Fashion and Death

Paperback • 2010 • English

Great Ideas V Dialogue Between Fashion and Death

By Giacomo Leopardi

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About the book

Leopardi, poet and philosopher, explores in humorous but savage dialogue the power of fashion and its strange irrationality. He also imagines conversations between Hercules and Atlas, Nature and an Icelander, and the Earth and the Moon, as well as producing a simple essay praising the humble bird. GREAT IDEAS. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have ...Show more

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ISBN

9780141192550

Publisher

National Geographic Books

Published year

2010

Language

English

Original title

Great Ideas V Dialogue Between Fashion and Death

Format

Paperback

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