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On Beauty : a History of a Western Idea by Umberto Eco, Alastair McEwen is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is On Beauty : a History of a Western Idea about?

On Beauty is neither a history of art, not a history of aesthetics, but Umberto Eco draws on both these disciplines to define the ideas of beauty that have informed us from the classical world to modern times. In terms of form and style, On Beauty has been conceived for a vast and diverse readership. Packed with examples from painting, sculpture, architecture, film, photography, the decorative arts and literature, it offers a rich and intelligent panorama of this huge subject. In On Beauty Eco i

Author

Umberto Eco, Alastair McEwen

Publisher

Secker & Warburg

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780857050205

Subjects

Romance, Philosophy, Humanities

Updated

2026-03-25