On the Shoulders of Giants by Umberto Eco, Alastair McEwen

On the Shoulders of Giants

Umberto Eco, Alastair McEwen with Pete Cross (Narrator)

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nonfiction art essays philosophy challenging reflective sad fast-paced

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In Umberto Eco's first novel, The Name of the Rose, Nicholas of Morimondo laments, "We no longer have the learning of the ancients, the age of giants is past " To which the protagonist, William of Baskerville, replies: "We are dwarfs, but dwarfs w...

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reflective 100%
challenging 80%
informative 80%
funny 20%
inspiring 20%
mysterious 20%

Pace

slow 75%
medium 25%

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