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Naming the Rose

Essays on Eco's 'the Name of the Rose'

Naming the Rose( )
Editor: Inge, M. Thomas
Author: Eco, Umberto
ISBN:978-1-61703-034-5
Publication Date:Dec 2010
Publisher:University Press of Mississippi
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $30.00USD $30.00
Book Description:

The original essays gathered in this book make a beginning at exploring the cultural significance of The Name of the Rose in terms of its backgrounds and literary contexts. Eco's novel is examined in the light of several of the traditions from which it draws: theories of detective fiction, comedy, postmodernism, the apocalypse, semiotics, and literary criticism.

Book Details
Pages:224
Detailed Subjects: Literary Criticism / European / Italian
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 0.51 Inches
Book Weight:0.77 Pounds
Author Biography
Eco, Umberto (Editor)
Umberto Eco was born in Alessandria, Italy on January 5, 1932. He received a doctorate of philosophy from the University of Turin in 1954. His first book, Il Problema Estetico in San Tommaso, was an extension of his doctoral thesis on St. Thomas Aquinas and was published in 1956. His first novel, The Name of the Rose, was published in 1980 and won the Premio Strega and the Premio Anghiar awards in 1981. In 1986, it was adapted into a movie starring Sean Connery. His other works include Foucault's Pendulum, The Island of the Day Before, Baudolino, The Prague Cemetery, and Numero Zero. He also wrote children's books and more than 20 nonfiction books including Serendipities: Language and Lunacy. He taught philosophy and then semiotics at the University of Bologna. He also wrote weekly columns on popular culture and politics for L'Espresso. He died from cancer on February 19, 2016 at the age of 84.

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