Umberto Eco And The Open Text
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Author |
: Peter Bondanella |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 240 |
Release |
: 2005-10-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0521020875 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780521020879 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Synopsis Umberto Eco and the Open Text by : Peter Bondanella
The first comprehensive study in English of Umberto Eco's theories and fictions.
Author |
: Umberto Eco |
Publisher |
: Harvard University Press |
Total Pages |
: 324 |
Release |
: 1989 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0674639766 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780674639768 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Open Work by : Umberto Eco
This book is significant for its concept of "openness"--the artist's decision to leave arrangements of some constituents of a work to the public or to chance--and for its anticipation of two themes of literary theory: the element of multiplicity and plurality in art, and the insistence on literary response as an interaction between reader and text.
Author |
: Umberto Eco |
Publisher |
: Indiana University Press |
Total Pages |
: 288 |
Release |
: 1979 |
ISBN-10 |
: 025320318X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780253203182 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (8X Downloads) |
Synopsis The Role of the Reader by : Umberto Eco
Discusses the differences between "open" and "closed" texts, or, texts that actively involve the reader and texts that evoke a limited, predetermined response from the reader. -- Back cover.
Author |
: Torkild Thellefsen |
Publisher |
: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages |
: 352 |
Release |
: 2017-08-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781501507144 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1501507141 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis Umberto Eco in His Own Words by : Torkild Thellefsen
Hitherto, there has been no book that attempted to sum up the breadth of Umberto Eco’s work and it importance for the study of semiotics, communication and cognition. There have been anthologies and overviews of Eco’s work within Eco Studies; sometimes, works in semiotics have used aspects of Eco’s work. Yet, thus far, there has been no overview of the work of Eco in the breadth of semiotics. This volume is a contribution to both semiotics and Eco studies. The 40 scholars who participate in the volume come from a variety of disciplines but have all chosen to work with a favorite quotation from Eco that they find particularly illustrative of the issues that his work raises. Some of the scholars have worked exegetically placing the quotation within a tradition, others have determined the (epistemic) value of the quotation and offered a critique, while still others have seen the quotation as a starting point for conceptual developments within a field of application. However, each article within this volume points toward the relevance of Eco -- for contemporary studies concerning semiotics, communication and cognition.
Author |
: Umberto Eco |
Publisher |
: Indiana University Press |
Total Pages |
: 316 |
Release |
: 1994 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0253208696 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780253208699 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Limits of Interpretation by : Umberto Eco
Presents four theories describing the limits of literary interpretation, challenging "the cancer of uncontrolled interpretation" that diminishes the meaning and the basis of communication. -- Back cover.
Author |
: Umberto Eco |
Publisher |
: Harvard University Press |
Total Pages |
: 162 |
Release |
: 1998-07-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780674503953 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0674503953 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Synopsis Six Walks in the Fictional Woods by : Umberto Eco
In Six Walks in the Fictional Woods Umberto Eco shares with us his Secret Life as a reader—his love for MAD magazine, for Scarlett O'Hara, for the nineteenth-century French novelist Nerval's Sylvie, for Little Red Riding Hood, Agatha Christie, Agent 007 and all his ladies. We see, hear, and feel Umberto Eco, the passionate reader who has gotten lost over and over again in the woods, loved it, and come back to tell the tale, The Tale of Tales. Eco tells us how fiction works, and he also tells us why we love fiction so much. This is no deconstructionist ripping the veil off the Wizard of Oz to reveal his paltry tricks, but the Wizard of Art himself inviting us to join him up at his level, the Sorcerer inviting us to become his apprentice.
Author |
: Umberto Eco |
Publisher |
: HMH |
Total Pages |
: 322 |
Release |
: 2014-06-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780547545967 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0547545967 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis Travels in Hyperreality by : Umberto Eco
A “scintillating collection” of essays on Disneyland, medieval times, and much more, from the author of Foucault’s Pendulum (Los Angeles Times). Collected here are some of Umberto Eco’s finest popular essays, recording the incisive and surprisingly entertaining observations of his restless intellectual mind. As the author puts it in the preface to the second edition: “In these pages, I try to interpret and to help others interpret some ‘signs.’ These signs are not only words, or images; they can also be forms of social behavior, political acts, artificial landscapes.” From Disneyland to holography and wax museums, Eco explores America’s obsession with artificial reality, suggesting that the craft of forgery has in certain cases exceeded reality itself. He examines Western culture’s enduring fascination with the middle ages, proposing that our most pressing modern concerns began in that time. He delves into an array of topics, from sports to media to what he calls the crisis of reason. Throughout these travels—both physical and mental—Eco displays the same wit, learning, and lively intelligence that delighted readers of The Name of the Rose and Foucault’s Pendulum. Translated by William Weaver
Author |
: Umberto Eco |
Publisher |
: MIT Press |
Total Pages |
: 257 |
Release |
: 2015-02-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780262328760 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0262328763 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Synopsis How to Write a Thesis by : Umberto Eco
The wise and witty guide to researching and writing a thesis, by the bestselling author of The Name of the Rose—now published in English for the first time. Learn the art of the thesis from a giant of Italian literature and philosophy—from choosing a topic to organizing a work schedule to writing the final draft. By the time Umberto Eco published his best-selling novel The Name of the Rose, he was one of Italy’s most celebrated intellectuals, a distinguished academic, and the author of influential works on semiotics. Some years before that, Eco published a little book for his students, in which he offered useful advice on all the steps involved in researching and writing a thesis. Since then, it has been translated into 17 languages—and is now for the first time presented in English. Eco’s approach is anything but dry and academic. He not only offers practical advice but also considers larger questions about the value of the thesis-writing exercise in six different parts: • The Definition and Purpose of a Thesis • Choosing the Topic • Conducting the Research • The Work Plan and the Index Cards • Writing the Thesis • The Final Draft Eco advises students how to avoid “thesis neurosis” and he answers the important question “Must You Read Books?” He reminds students “You are not Proust” and “Write everything that comes into your head, but only in the first draft.” Of course, there was no Internet in 1977, but Eco’s index card research system offers important lessons about critical thinking and information curating for students of today who may be burdened by Big Data. Irreverent and often hilarious, How to Write a Thesis is unlike any other writing manual and belongs on the bookshelves of students, teachers, writers, and Eco fans everywhere.
Author |
: Peter Bondanella |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 205 |
Release |
: 2009-07-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780521852098 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0521852099 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Synopsis New Essays on Umberto Eco by : Peter Bondanella
An introduction to Eco's contributions to a wide range of academic disciplines, as well as to his literary works.
Author |
: Umberto Eco |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 168 |
Release |
: 1992-03-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0521425549 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780521425544 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis Interpretation and Overinterpretation by : Umberto Eco
This book brings together some of the most distinguished figures currently at work in philosophy, literary theory and criticism to debate the limits of interpretation.