{"product_id":"umberto-eco-9780745608495","title":"Umberto Eco","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFocuses on the work of Umberto Eco - one of Europe's best-known writers and intellectuals. This title covers the range of Eco's work, from his theoretical writings on semiotics to his best-selling novels. It assesses the influence of Eco's work on contemporary culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It is a full, clear and authoritative account of Eco's work, with an emphasis on his development as a theorist and in particular his semiotic theory. But it includes a lively discussion of Eco's novels, which teases out their links with the theory most effectively. It shows the remarkable range and coherence of Eco as a writer, and is notably interesting on the ways in which his ideas have evolved in response to a changing cultural environment. Rich in details, cool, well-paced and incisive, it provides an excellent introduction to, as well as a sympathetic critique of, Eco the thinker.\" \u003ci\u003eDavid Robey, Department of Italian Studies, Reading University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This wonderfully lucid and thorough exposition of Eco's major works will be indispensable to scholars and students alike. Michael Caesar explores the interconnectedness of the 'theoretical' and 'narrative' writings with analytical rigour, balancing appreciation with careful criticism. Caesar makes brilliant use of his own reading of the works to discuss the 'role of the reader', showing the limits as well as the possibilities in Eco's approach to texts.\" \u003ci\u003eRobert Lumley, Director of the Centre for Italian Studies, University College, London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgement ix \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote on References x \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Form, Interpretation and the Open Work 6\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn form and interpretation: from Croce to Pareyson 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArt and rationality 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe appearance of Opera aperta 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe poetics of the open work 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond ‘openness’ 23 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 A Critical View of Culture: Mass Communications, Politics and the Avant-garde  28\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe role of the avant-garde 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMass communications and theories of mass culture 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTelevision and semiotic guerrilla war 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpenness and structure 47 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Introducing the Study of Signs 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSignals and sense 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmbiguity, self-reflexivity and the aesthetic message 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe critique of iconism 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome provisional conclusions on the aesthetic message 69 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 A Theory of Semiotics 76\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom La struttura assente to A Theory of Semiotics 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunication, code and signification 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSign and sign-function 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSign production, iconism and the aesthetic message (again) 90 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Semiotics Bounded and Unbound 100\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe boundaries of semiotics 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe dynamics of semiosis 111 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Theory and Fiction 120\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders and worlds Texts 120 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Secrets, Paranoia and Critical Reading 145 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Kant, the Platypus and the Horizon 162 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 171 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect Bibliography 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 193  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49526995616087,"sku":"9780745608495","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745608495.jpg?v=1731866162","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/umberto-eco-9780745608495","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}