Reception įinancial Times writer Simon Schama described the book (in list form) as a delight: "profuse, plethoric, prolix, plentiful, playful, populous, picaresque, picturesque copious, cornucopian, congested, clotted incontinent, infested, infectious omnivorous, orgiastic, odd abundant, redundant multifarious, multitudinous glutted, gargantuan, inclusive, elusive, and.exhaustive." However, Schama also described it as exasperating: "If its pleasures easily overwhelm its irritants, that's because the book has the charm of extreme greed. It is a collection of texts and art, with explanations, all chosen or written by Eco. The examples of lists in the work range from Hesiod's list of the progeny of gods to Rabelais' list of bottom wipes. Companion to the authors History of beauty and On ugliness. It was produced in collaboration with the Louvre. The title of the original Italian edition was La Vertigine della Lista ( The Vertigo of Lists) (2009) ISBN 978-8845263453. The Infinity of Lists is a book by Umberto Eco on the topic of lists (2009) ISBN 978-0847832965.
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