Baudolino is rather full of obscure references to old texts. So if he was talking about the erudition problem it makes sense to single out Loana, since most of its obscure references as to pop culture and recent history.
When he talks of Prester John and the like, I have a general idea what he's talking about at least. With Italian pre-WW2 comic books, not so much.
A great many of those comics I knew, probably because they were adaptations of American comics, some of which were revived when I was growing up, like Flash Gordon.
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Umberto Eco, The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana
30/11/2011 12:27:32 AM
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I saw an interview with Eco recently
30/11/2011 12:41:04 PM
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I have to agree with him - either this or Baudolino.
30/11/2011 06:48:01 PM
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Re: I have to agree with him - either this or Baudolino.
01/12/2011 08:37:39 AM
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I found his pop culture in Loana obscurer than the legends in Baudolino.
01/12/2011 09:05:50 PM
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Odd
01/12/2011 11:16:10 PM
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Or because you're old. *NM*
02/12/2011 08:29:32 AM
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Only 8 years or so older than you
02/12/2011 08:41:48 AM
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Re: Only 8 years or so older than you
02/12/2011 08:43:13 AM
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13, and what's your point? *NM*
02/12/2011 07:30:30 PM
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02/12/2011 07:32:15 PM
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Doesn't work that way
02/12/2011 07:34:03 PM
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Error
02/12/2011 07:41:52 PM
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I vehemently oppose your calling Larry "old"
02/12/2011 11:28:26 PM
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Re: I vehemently oppose your calling Larry "old"
02/12/2011 11:29:23 PM
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I wonder if that'd lead to people carding you when you want to check out books from the library
03/12/2011 12:36:40 AM
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Re: I vehemently oppose your calling Larry "old"
03/12/2011 07:43:59 AM
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I think at that time American comics were indeed relatively well-known in Europe.
02/12/2011 07:34:15 PM
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Don't forget the fascist-friendly elements of several of those American comics
02/12/2011 07:36:51 PM
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Re: Don't forget the fascist-friendly elements of several of those American comics
02/12/2011 11:21:36 PM
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Re: I found his pop culture in Loana obscurer than the legends in Baudolino.
02/12/2011 08:30:44 AM
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I'm considering reviewing all of his books over the next month or two
01/12/2011 02:06:35 PM
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