{"product_id":"on-literature-paperback","title":"On Literature - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUmberto Eco\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMartin McLaughlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of essays and addresses delivered over the course of his illustrious 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 luminous intelligence and encyclopedic knowledge are on dazzling display throughout. And when he reveals his own ambitions and superstitions, his authorial anxieties and fears, one feels like a secret sharer in the garden of literature to which he so often alludes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRemarkably accessible and unfailingly stimulating, this collection exhibits the diversity of interests and the depth of knowledge that have made Eco one of the world's leading writers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of essays and addresses delivered over the course of his illustrious career, Umberto Eco seeks \"to understand the chemistry of [his] passion\" for the word. Eco's luminous intelligence and encyclopedic knowledge dazzle throughout. And when he reveals his own ambitions and superstitions, his authorial anxieties and fears, one feels like a secret sharer in the garden of literature to which he so often alludes. \u003cbr\u003eIlluminating, accessible, stimulating, this collection exhibits Eco's diversity of interests and depth of knowledge in pieces such as these and many more: \u003cbr\u003eA Reading of the \u003ci\u003eParadiso\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the Style of \u003ci\u003eThe Communist Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilde: Paradox and Aphorism\u003cbr\u003eA Portrait of the Artist as Bachelor\u003cbr\u003eBorges and My Anxiety of Influence\u003cbr\u003eOn Symbolism\u003cbr\u003eOn Style\u003cbr\u003eThe American Myth in Three Anti-American Generations \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUmberto Eco\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of semiotics at the University of Bologna. His collections of essays include \u003ci\u003eKant and the Platypus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSerendipities\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTravels in Hyperreality\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHow to Travel with a Salmon\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of the bestselling novels \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Rose\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFoucault's Pendulum\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBaudolino\u003c\/i\u003e. His most recent novel is \u003ci\u003eThe Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Milan. \u003cbr\u003eTranslated from the Italian by Martin McLaughlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 7.94 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694909853759,"sku":"9780156032391","price":23.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b1128abfb03f2f062a73d0c7d60564c0.webp?v=1765002329","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/on-literature-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}