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Month: Jul 2013

Umberto Eco revisits Middle Ages

It is intriguing how Umberto Eco went back in Time to visit an era which enriched human civilization. Read his excellent interview here…

Paris Review – The Art of Fiction No. 197, Umberto Eco

http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/5856/the-art-of-fiction-no-197-umberto-eco

Posted on Jul 14, 2013Jul 14, 2013Categories Art, archaeology, cityLeave a comment on Umberto Eco revisits Middle Ages

City Records

New names are added to city records every week
Properties change hands
Belonging to none
Land gets title
Gets owned and disowned
Dusty city records
Become testimonials
Of passage of Time and People

Posted on Jul 13, 2013Jul 13, 2013Categories Art, archaeology, cityLeave a comment on City Records
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