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Explores correspondence of semiotics and rhethoric,literary criticism, and visual images. ... Read more

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Umberto Eco is arguably best known for his novel The Name of the Rose yet there is much more to him than simply being an exemplary novelist. Semiotician, literary and media critic, philosopher and historian, Umberto Eco is one of the greatest and most original thinkers working today. He has contributed to many fields and is one of a handful of writers who can claim to be a key public intellectual in Europe.This has made it extraordinarily difficult for commentators to place him in the Western tradition of social thought. This is especially so, because there is a playful quality in his work, exemplified above all by his use of skills and techniques from semiotics, the philosophy of language, medieval life and thought and aesthetics and techniques that he employed to great affect in The Name of the Rose. He has also made seminal contributions in thinking on postmodern developments in culture and epistemology.

This collection provides an unrivalled overview of his writings and includes a selection from considerations of his contribution to semiotics, literary theory, philosophy of language, the analysis of fiction and narratives, his novels, his critiques of mass culture and communication and his contributions to the theory of laughter, politics and ethics. The result is the most complete assessment of Eco's contribution and its impact on social, cultural and critical thought.

Mike Gane is Professor of Sociology at the University of Loughborough; Nicholas Gane is Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Communications at Brunel University, London. ... Read more

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WITH AN ESSAY BY ECO!This anthology examines Eco's work within the context of the current debate surrounding the interpretation and production of cultural messages. The contributors include Peter Carravetta, Patrizia Violi, Davide Del Bello, Remo Ceserani, Walter Stephens, Rocco Capozzi, Linda Hutcheon, Peter Bondanella, Christine Evans, Maurizio Rebaudengo, Diane Elam, Francesco Casetti, and Barbara Grespi. The richness of these writers' approaches mirrors the subject and provides new and fresher ways to think about Eco. ... Read more

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This is just like the English version, which is just like the Italian version.How amazing is that? ... Read more