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A collection of essays on the key texts that have shaped the Eco, the novelist and critic. After the opening essay on the general significance of literature, this book examines a number of major authors from the Western canon, such as French writer Nerval's masterpiece, 'Sylvie', as well as the works of Cervantes, Swift, and Piero Camporesi.Read More

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  • Foyles

    Remarkably accessible and unfailingly stimulating, this collection of essays exhibits the diversity of interests and the depth of knowledge that made Umberto Eco one of the world's leading writers. From musings on Ptolemy and reflections on the experimental writing of Borges and Joyce, to revelations of his own authorial ambitions and fears, Eco's luminous intelligence is on display throughout. This volume will appeal to anyone interested in how new light is shed on old masters by a great contemporary mind.

  • BookDepository

    On Literature : Paperback : Vintage Publishing : 9780099453949 : 0099453940 : 05 Jan 2006 : Remarkably accessible and unfailingly stimulating, this collection of essays exhibits the diversity of interests and the depth of knowledge that made Umberto Eco one of the world's leading writers.

  • 0099453940
  • 9780099453949
  • Umberto Eco
  • 5 January 2006
  • Vintage
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 352
  • New edition
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