A collection of essays by Umberto Eco exploring literature's functions, styles, and cultural impact.
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A collection of essays by Umberto Eco exploring literature's functions, styles, and cultural impact.
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A wide-ranging collection of essays on the importance and meaning of literature by “one of the most influential thinkers of our time” (Los Angeles Times). In this collection of essays and addresses delivered over the course of his long and celebrated 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 restless curiosity and encyclopedic kno...
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Brief mentions of religious debates and figures like Jesus.
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Moderate discussion of political and cultural ideas in literature.
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