Name: on literature
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Author: Eco, Umberto ; McLaughlin, Martin
ISBN: 9780156032391

Type

Physical Book

Author

Umberto Eco

Translated by

Martin McLaughlin

Publisher

Harpervia

Language

English

Pages

334

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.2 x 13.6 x 2.1 cm

Weight

0.33 kg.

ISBN

0156032392

ISBN13

9780156032391

Synopsis "on literature"

In this collection of essays and addresses delivered over the course of his illustrious career, Umberto Eco seeks "to understand the chemistry of [his] passion" for the word. From musings on Ptolemy and "the force of the false" to reflections on the experimental writing of Borges and Joyce, Eco's luminous intelligence and encyclopedic knowledge are on dazzling display throughout. And when he reveals his own ambitions and superstitions, his authorial anxieties and fears, one feels like a secret sharer in the garden of literature to which he so often alludes. Remarkably accessible and unfailingly stimulating, this collection exhibits the diversity of interests and the depth of knowledge that have made Eco one of the world's leading writers.

Umberto Eco

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Umberto Eco (Alessandria, January 5, 1932-Milan, February 19, 2016) was an Italian semiotician, philosopher, and writer, author of numerous essays on semiotics, aesthetics, linguistics, and philosophy, as well as several novels, including The Name of the Rose. Umberto Eco was a renowned atheist, very interested in the topic of religion.

In 2016, From Stupidity to Insanity, a posthumous compilation book of articles published in the press by Umberto Eco, selected by Eco himself before his death, was published.

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